Unlocking Africa's potential through agrifood systems transformation, capacity building.

Published date16 April 2024

Africa holds the key to moving towards a world free from hunger and poverty. It is in Africa where enormous gains can be made, and agrifood systems transformation is the definitive foundation for the continent to realize sustainable development and modernisation.

This month, Ministers of Agriculture from across Africa will meet in Morocco for the 33rd Session of the FAO Regional Ministerial Conference for Africa (ARC33) on 18-20 April. It is a pivotal moment for collective action.

I urge African nations to seize the momentum of agrifood systems transformation to unlock benefits across food security and nutrition, the economy and equality, the environment and resilience.

At FAO, we have outlined our strategic vision for the years ahead through the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-2031 which centres on the Four Betters: better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.

The Four Betters are not just a vision, they are a call to action. They are the pathways through which countries can transform agrifood systems to be more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient, and more sustainable to deliver on the commitments of the Sustainable Development Goals and the...

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