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At the @EP_Agriculture hearing on Women’s Leadership, FAO's @LM_Phillips highlighted women’s key role in agrifood systems & stressed the importance of mentorship, community approaches & social protection - including childcare - for women’s empowerment & leadership in the sector.
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At #AFSForum2026, FAO’s Lauren Phillips committed to publishing more policy & legislative guidance on gender equality & women’s empowerment in agrifood systems, including a handbook and an analysis of 300+ policy instruments.

Join FAO to #GrowEquality and celebrate #IYWF2026.
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Stronger partnerships with the private sector were at the heart of the FAO-led Africa Agrifood Investment Roundtable at #AFSForum2026.

FAO DDG Maurizio Martina led the discussion, with voices from govt & business, to find practical solutions for agrifood systems transformation.
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Investing in research & extension is key to increasing agricultural production & productivity across Africa.

FAO Deputy Regional Representative for Africa Meshack Malo highlighted the need for stronger government investment, at a researchers roundtable at #AFSForum2026.
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This morning at #AFSForum2026, FAO Chief Economist @MaximoTorero highlights why reducing food loss and waste is fundamental to more efficient agrifood systems in Africa.
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How do we turn agrifood investment plans into real results?

At #AFSForum2026, FAO brought partners together to share practical solutions and best practices for making National Agrifood Systems Investment Plans #NASIPs succeed.

From plans to action, & investment to impact.
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🌿Stronger agrifood systems depend on women’s full participation

🌍Yet women farmers are too often not heard or supported 🌾

Discover a new FAO toolkit to help close this gap: bit.ly/4e0B4Vu8 💡
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Replying to @FAO4Members
On #WorldParliamentDay, @RolandoGlezP, President of @Parlatino_org, highlights how collaboration with @FAO advances legislative action on the right to food, climate change and sustainable agrifood systems.

#ParliamentsAgainstHunger #ParlamentosContraElHambre
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From the taste of her childhood to a source of independence, dates are at the centre of Kaouther’s life.

With support from @FAO's Agri-Accelerator programme, funded by the Netherlands, Germany & others, she is turning this local resource into income.

🔗 bit.ly/4vfIcCR
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This October the Indigenous Peoples' territory is returning to FAO!

Don't miss the chance to contribute to the meeting of the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples' Food and Knowledge Systems!

Submit your proposal by 20 June 2026:
tinyurl.com/3cr9d474
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🌍 The UN Decade of #FamilyFarming is shaping lasting change in agrifood systems through stronger policy foundations. 🏛️

👉 Check out the latest report on the implementation of the #UNDFF: bit.ly/4wAj9vW
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Inclusive agrifood systems mean removing barriers, so everyone can participate and thrive.

@FAO has joined the Global Disability Fund (@UN_GDF), alongside partners across the UN system and beyond.

👉 Read more: bit.ly/4u9PgAR
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Transforming agrifood systems requires stronger collaboration. @FAO values the private sector’s innovation capacity, knowledge & skills, and relies on dialogue to shape evidence-based action and impact on the ground, said FAO's @LM_Phillips at the FAO Private Sector Consultation.
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Collaboration across sectors is essential to advancing agrifood systems.

At #INARC9, Director of Partnerships Lauren Phillips discussed how @FAO is expanding engagement with private sector actors - connecting innovation, investment, and technical expertise with country needs.
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Pleased to welcome @FAO’s Director of Partnerships & UN Collaboration @LM_Phillips to Brussels! She met key FAO partners & spoke at @ForumForAg, where she also gave an interview—highlighting that stronger collaboration & enhanced financing are key to transforming agrifood systems
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Agrifood systems face growing shocks – from climate to conflict.

Closing the USD 680 billion annual financing gap calls for bold partnerships.

@FAO’s Strategy for Private Sector Engagement 2026-2030 sets an action‑oriented path for people & the planet➡️ bit.ly/4sFqtDw
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At the @ForumForAg in Brussels, @FAO’s Director of Partnerships & UN Collaboration @LM_Phillips highlighted the $ 680bn-per-year financing gap for agrifood systems transformation & the urgent need to innovate in finance & better target countries most vulnerable to climate change.
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This International #ForestDay, build your restoration skills with @FAO’s free courses.

Learn to plan, monitor and finance forest and landscape restoration…

🌲 and join a global community committed to protecting our forests!🌲

bit.ly/3Pdgw1U

#FAOelearningAcademy
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At the #ECOSOC Partnership Forum side event on Bananas as a Global Model for Agricultural Cooperation, @FAO's @ LM_Philips called for multistakeholder collaborations and reaffirmed our commitment to partnerships, citing the World Banana Forum as a successful example.
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During the #ECOSOC Partnership Forum side event on Strategic Investment for Resilient Agrifood Systems, @FAO's @LM_Philips spoke on the need to improve financing impact in agrifood systems, and the role innovation and partnerships can play.

#Partnerships4SDGs
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