“Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic the agriculture sector was already suffering from serious underinvestment. With the recent rise in poverty and hunger in the region, increasing investments that are aligned with national development goals is even more pressing today,” noted Oumar Syll, FAO Senegal National Expert in responsible investment in agriculture. In this spirit, FAO has been advocating in favor of the promotion of “responsible investments”, that is, investments that are sustainable economically, socially and environmentally, in accord to the Committee on World Food Security’s Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI). The outcome of this event was a roadmap with a series of key recommendations to continue advancing responsible investments in the region. These activities have been conducted with the generous support of the Federal Government of Germany and FAO’s Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 07, 2022 15:54 UTC