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Regional Priorities for FAO in Africa

Regional Priorities for FAO in Africa

In Africa, FAO focuses on four regional priorities that are tailored to address the unique challenges and opportunities present in the continent, and that are aligned to the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-2031:

  1. Sustainable agrifood production systems;
  2. Efficient and equitable food and nutrition systems;
  3. Climate action and sustainable natural resource management and
  4. Building resilience, ending poverty.
OCOP in Africa

OCOP is the One Country One Priority Product initiative to develop green value chains. Discover which countries and products are involved.

Hand-In-Hand Initiative

Explore the list of HiH countries in Africa.

Green Cities Initiative

Partnerships for vibrant and inclusive African cities with green and productive urban spaces.

Digital Villages Initiative in Africa

The DVI focuses on accelerating rural transformation by leveraging innovative digital tools. Learn more.

YenKasa Africa

A regional initiative by FAO, Farm Radio International, the Pan-African Farmers’ Organization and other partners, YenKasa aims to enhance knowledge and experience sharing on agriculture and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa.

Youth in Agriculture

Young people in Africa are central to FAO’s work for agrifood systems transformation. Learn more about our current projects.

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)

In this region, 4 agricultural heritage systems have been designated so far in 3 countries: one in Kenya, 2 in Tanzania and one in Sao Tome and Principe. To view the list of designated systems per country, click on the photo.
Don't miss visiting each designated system's dedicated webpages to discover more information, photos, videos, news, and stories.