Forest-based agrifood systems - defining priorities on the sustainable use of forest foods in Africa

Hybrid Event, 18/06/2024 - 20/06/2024

On 18-20 June 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized, in collaboration with the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) of Cameroon, a workshop for African countries to identify challenges and region-specific actions to unlock the full potential of forest-based agrifood systems, with a specific focus on forest plants, fungi, insects and animal sp...

Non-wood forest products for sustainable agrifood systems: Status and future priorities for food security, nutrition, livelihoods and sustainable use in Türkiye

(Türkiye), 20/09/2023

On 20 September 2023, a workshop was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye, General Directorate of Forestry (OGM) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Around 30 participants from national authorities, the private sector and FAO representatives joined the workshop in order to share experiences and lessons learned and ...

Forest food systems and their contribution to food security and nutrition: Defining priorities for sustainable use in Asia Pacific

Virtual Event, 22/05/2023 - 24/05/2023

On 22-24 May 2023, FAO, in cooperation with the Korea Forest Service of the Republic of Korea, organized a workshop for Asia-Pacific countries to identify opportunities, challenges and regionspecific actions to unlock the full potential of forests food systems, with a specific focus on forest plants, fungi and insects.

Defining priorities for the sustainable use of forest plants, fungi and insects in Latin America and the Caribbean

Virtual Event, 10/05/2023 - 12/05/2023

On 10-12 May 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a workshop for Latin American and Caribbean countries to identify challenges and region-specific actions to unlock the full potential of forests food systems, with a specific focus on forest plants, fungi and insects.

Over 80 participants joined in the workshop, sharing experiences...

Building nutrition-sensitive wild product value chains in Uganda

19/02/2020 - 20/02/2020

FAO, in partnership with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Uganda office, began working in the West-Nile sub-region, Uganda in November 2018 to support the development of nutrition-sensitive value chains based on non-wood forest products (NWFPs). Increasing evidence suggests that these “non-wood” resour...