Publications
FAO Investment Centre - 2022 at a glance
03/2023
FAO is committed to helping countries achieve a healthier, more sustainable future. That means finding the right combination of policies, innovations and public and private investment to help them realize the promise of the four betters – better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life for all.
Irrigating from space: Using remote sensing for agricultural water management
03/2023
This publication is part of the FAO-World Bank Cooperative Programme and aims to review and inform on the latest applications...
Evolution of food e-commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic
03/2023
This investment brief, prepared by FAO and commissioned by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) hones in on...
Pandemic preparedness guide for meat and dairy businesses in Central Asia and the Caucasus
02/2023
In January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease in Hubei Province, China,...
Prices and farmer investment - Evidence from experimental studies
01/2023
Changes in commodity prices may impact smallholder farmers in various ways: to what extent do higher prices transmit to the...
From reacting to preventing pandemics: Building Animal Health Wildlife Systems for One Health in East Asia and Pacific
11/2022
Investing in One Health – cross-sectoral, multidisciplinary coordination and collaboration across the human health, animal health, and environmental health sectors...
Investing in young agripreneurs - Why and how?
11/2022
There are few wage-earning opportunities for the 223 million unemployed or underemployed youth in developing and emerging economies. Many of...
Reducing pandemic risks at source: Wildlife, environment and One Health foundations in East and South Asia
11/2022
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are infections associated with new or significantly-expanded geographic scope or spread of zoonotic, vector-borne, and drug-resistant...
Nigeria Country Profile
09/2022
This Food Systems Profile provides a summary of the main food system issues in Nigeria and highlights potential solutions for their sustainable and inclusive transformation.
Investing in food loss and waste - What's in it for development banks?
09/2022
Food loss and waste (FLW) is costly for people, the environment and economies, particularly during a time of global uncertainty....
Implications of the war in Ukraine for agrifood trade and food security in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia
09/2022
The Russian Federation and Ukraine are major global suppliers of cereals and sunflower oil, while the Russian Federation is also...
Digital technologies in the grain sector of Ukraine
09/2022
Comprising 30 percent of agricultural output and with an area of 15 million hectares, the grain sector is a pillar...
Funding digital transformation of land administration
09/2022
Digital transformation involves changing land administration systems from paper to 100 percent digital. It leads to greater activity and better...
Logistique d’exportation des produits agricoles vers les pays d'Europe centrale et orientale: enjeux et opportunités pour le Maroc
09/2022
Les ambitions des exportateurs marocains de produits horticoles de conquérir de nouveaux marchés en Europe centrale et orientale pour diversifier...
Modernizing irrigation in Central Asia
09/2022
Modernizing irrigation systems in Central Asia could increase the productivity of the irrigation sector to meet growing food and export...
Transforming agriculture in South Sudan. From humanitarian aid to a development oriented growth path
08/2022
FAO teamed up with the World Bank on this strategic analysis of the investment, policy and institutional support needed to...
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RuralInvest: Fostering access to finance for rural entrepreneurs
08/2022
RuralInvest is a free toolkit designed to support field technicians in their work with entrepreneurs by allowing the systematization and...
Georgia - Agritourism guide to Samtskhe-Javakheti. Places, people, products
08/2022
The purpose of this book is to better acquaint the general public with the agritourism potential of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region,...
Investing in agricultural water, sustainably: recent trends in financing institutions
08/2022
Climate change, poverty, inequality, and other disruptive factors are changing the way water is used for agriculture. Although IFI investments...
Expanding Morocco's olive oil market. The role of consumers and industry response
08/2022
This brief was produced by the Investment Centre of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), based...