Annual General Assembly 2024 – Youth Session
Michelle Tang2025-05-09T15:11:59+02:00AGA 2024 Youth Session | 26 November, 16:30-17:30 CET | Hear from young entrepreneurs from Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda sharing innovative financing approaches.
Annual General Assembly 2024 – Main Session
Michelle Tang2025-03-11T16:03:22+01:00AGA 2024 Main Session | 26 November, 9:00-16:30 CET | The AGA kicks off with a keynote address and scene setting on day one, followed by a high-level session on "Catalytic Development Finance for a Sustainable and Resilient Future" and group discussions around climate finance, private capital, agrifood SMEs, and innovative financing in fragile contexts.
Academia’s role in innovating food systems finance
Michelle Tang2024-10-28T12:38:52+01:00An interview with the Academic Advisor of the Thematic Working Group on Sustainable and Blended Finance for Food Systems, Sabine Desczka of Wageningen University and Research.
Bridging the Gap: A new working group tackles sustainable and blended finance for food systems
Michelle Tang2024-10-21T16:34:19+02:00An interview with the Co-Chairs of the new GDPRD Thematic Working Group on Sustainable and Blended Finance for Food Systems, Tuleen Alkhoffash of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Songbae Lee of the USAID Bureau for Resilience and Food Security.
World Rural Forum: Family Farmers’ Review of the First 5 Years of the UNDFF 2019-2028
Michelle Tang2024-10-21T11:22:14+02:00World Rural Forum report at the midpoint of the UN Decade on Family Farming (UNDFF), assessing five years of implementation.
IFPRI: Supporting and shaping the global nutrition agenda with evidence
Michelle Tang2024-10-21T11:37:35+02:00Supporting and shaping the global nutrition agenda with evidence: A three-decade journey of research and partnerships for impact; 34th Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture
UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16)
Michelle Tang2024-11-11T08:42:05+01:0021 October - 1 November 2024 | Cali, Colombia | In-person. The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will convene from 21 October to 1 November 2024 in Cali, Columbia. The theme of COP16 is "Peace with Nature".
UNCCD: Report, Women’s role in combatting drought
Michelle Tang2024-10-21T11:07:13+02:00The UNCCD report 'Women-Led Solutions for Drought Resilience’ showcases women-led solutions for building drought resilience, and was launched on the International Day of Rural Women by UNCCD and FAO.
FAO: The quest for healthy diets
Michelle Tang2024-10-21T10:51:16+02:00The ‘Quest for healthy diets’ publication sums up FAO’s work to improve nutrition levels structurally, by way of data, evidence, innovation and convening power for the collective goal to ensure all people have access to culturally appropriate healthy food.
FAO: International Soil and Water Forum 2024
Michelle Tang2024-11-11T08:42:43+01:009-11 December 2024 | Bangkok (Thailand) | Hybrid. The forum, co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Royal Thai Government, marks the world’s first high-level action plan on halting and reversing soil degradation and water scarcity, both critical elements for ensuring food security and a healthier environment for all.
