SEED FUNDING JOINT PROGRAMMES
Rwanda
Resilient Food Systems: Enhanced Value Chain and Post Harvest Management
PROJECT TITLE | Resilient Food Systems: Enhanced Value Chain and Post Harvest Management |
| Context | Food systems transformation is embedded in several national policies in Rwanda, including the National Transformation Strategy, the Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation, the National Environment and Climate Change Policy. In 2021, Rwanda developed its National Pathway, which highlights four priority areas for the country towards 2030: ensuring food security and nutrition for all, while increasing demand for healthy diets; enhancing the environmental sustainability of food systems; improving livelihoods for farmers and all workers in food systems while building resilience to shocks; promoting inclusion of women and youth in food systems, including through enhanced financial opportunities. |
| PUNOs | FAO, WFP, IFAD |
| Contribution to SDGs | SDG 1 No Poverty; SDG 2 Zero Hunger; SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth; SDG 13 Climate Action |
| Contribution to other SDG transitions | Decent Jobs and Universal Social Protection; Energy Access and Affordability |
| Duration | July 2024 – June 2025 |
| Expected financial leverage | $ 3,070,000 |
| Alignment with SG Call to Action | Policy integration; Food systems governance; Research, data, technology and innovation; Inclusive and participatory design; Private sector engagement |
| Outcomes | The JP leverages on improved post-harvest management as a strategic approach to simultaneously reduce food loss, improve incomes, and boost food availability. The JP promotes the economic integration of youth-led MSMEs and builds linkages with partners and initiatives focused on nutrition and food security to connect the dots between food production, processing and consumption. |
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Deadline extended: UNFSS+4 Independent Stakeholders' Report Questionnaire - Respond before 6 April
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The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub is pleased to announce an extended deadline for submitting responses to the UNFSS+4 Independent Stakeholders' Report Questionnaire. Stakeholders now have until 6 April 2025 to contribute their insights and experiences, ensuring their voices contribute to shaping the future of global food systems.
We encourage all food systems non-state actors to contribute to this critical assessment of global food systems transformation.
Who should respond?
All non-state actors are asked to contribute their inputs, including farmers and producers, food chain workers and trade unions, civil society and consumer organizations, private sector representatives, youth, women, Indigenous Peoples, researchers and academia, and EVERY stakeholder committed to food systems transformation.
What is asked?
- Ideas to accelerate transformation
- Critiques of what’s not working
- Proven solutions that are making a difference
- Pressing challenges that need urgent attention
Why your input matters?
The information gathered through this questionnaire will:
- Directly contribute to the preparation of the Independent Stakeholders' Report.
- Serve as evidence for shaping the agenda and outcomes of UNFSS+4.
- Provide critical reflections and recommendations to further raise the ambition of UNFSS follow-up efforts by 2030.
Complete the questionnaire now: English | Français | Español
New deadline: 6 April 2025
For questions regarding this questionnaire, please contact the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub at [email protected]
