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Green Commodities Programme

The UNDP Green Commodities Programme exists to improve the national, economic, social and environmental performance of agricultural commodity sectors.

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Food and Power Initiative

The Food and Power Initiative (FPI) is an emerging global programme which aims to support countries and stakeholders to better understand, navigate and address the power dynamics of food systems transformation.

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Systems Monitoring, Learning & Evaluation (SMLE)

Rethinking how monitoring, learning, and evaluation (MEL) can better be used to address climate change, food insecurity, and biodiversity loss.

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Conscious Food Systems Alliance (CoFSA)

CoFSA is a movement of food, agriculture, and consciousness practitioners, convened by UNDP, and united around a common goal: to support people from across food and agriculture systems to cultivate the inner capacities that activate systemic change and regeneration.

IMPACT BRIEFS

Green Commodities Programme - Impact Briefs

This series of three Impact Briefs showcases the reach and contribution of UNDP’s Food Systems team to change and transformation in food and commodity sectors. They aim to inspire learning exchange between stakeholders and project communities around the world.

- Effective Collaborative Action
- Private Sector Engagement
- The Food and Agricultural Commodity Systems Community

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WHITE PAPER

UNDP White Paper. Supporting Food Systems Transformation Towards Sustainability and Resilience

UNDP’s White Paper on Food Systems highlights the urgent need to transform food systems to meet today’s global challenges. As essential drivers of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), food systems require integrated, multidimensional solutions. This paper identifies key themes and strategic areas for future UNDP engagement, offering a roadmap for building resilient, inclusive, and sustainable systems. Developed through broad internal and external consultation, it reflects UNDP’s cross-sectoral commitment to systemic change.

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