The report presents 15 opportunity crops, highlighting their potential to contribute to more diverse and resilient food systems. It also emphasizes the need for greater investment in research, seed systems, processing infrastructure, and public awareness of these crops to expand their use and unlock their potential.
This CFS54 Side Event presents emerging insights from GDPRD’s work on unpacking the multidimensional returns of agrifood systems investments and their wider strategic benefits, exploring how to operationalize this evidence in investment, policy and global food security processes.
Africa Food Systems Forum 2026 (AFS Forum 2026) launches a youth webinar, bringing young traders, leaders, partners and activists to explore various ways to unlock greater opportunities.
The Committee on World Food Security holds its 54th Plenary Session (CFS 54), focusing on the SOFI 2026 Report and preparing the upcoming Multi-Year Programme of Work 2028–2031, drawing consideration to emerging and enduring issues for food security and nutrition.
The UN system’s flagship report, the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026 (SOFI) was launched. SOFI 2026 evaluates the current challenging situation and explores the structural causation of this pressure on CoHD.
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has published its new annual report, analysing the first year of its thirteenth replenishment cycle.
Organized by CGIAR, the conference seeks to deliberate and discuss evidence-based strategies and policies to advance youth engagement in agrifood systems.
21 July 2026 | Virtual | FAO, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), UNICEF, World Food Programme & World Health Organization are launching the 2026 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report.
This new brief distils 18 months of global dialogue into clear North Stars to guide Northern donors as they navigate a rapidly changing landscape for international cooperation.
OECD-FAO published a joint paper envisioning a decade-long comprehensive analysis of national, regional and global agriculture industries. The Outlook used the OECD-FAO Aglink-Cosimo model with data up to 2025, with applying the up-to-date impacts of 2026 issues. The Outlook primarily focuses on productivity gains and their impacts on nutrition and the environment, regarding individual stakeholders.
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