Hand-in-Hand Initiative:
The Food And Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Director-General opens the third Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum.
- Hand-in-Hand Initiative was launched in 2019, is a flagship of Food And Agricultural Organisation (FAO)
- It prioritizes countries and territories where poverty and hunger are highest, national capacities are limited, or operational difficulties are greatest due to natural or man-made crises.
- It seeks to eradicate poverty (SDG1), end hunger and malnutrition (SDG2), and reduce inequalities (SDG10) by accelerating market-based transformation of agri-food systems to raise incomes, improve nutrition, empower poor and vulnerable populations, and strengthen resilience to climate change.
- It uses geospatial, biophysical and socio-economic data, as well as advanced analytics to identify territories where agricultural transformation and sustainable management of forest and fisheries have the greatest potential for alleviating poverty and hunger.
- Its area of intervention includes developing value chains for priority commodities, building agro-industries and efficient water management systems, introducing digital services and precision agriculture
- Member countries: 72 countries have joined this Initiative.
