We’re pleased to share a new publication by our colleague Alice Ludvig titled Social Innovation Trends in the Near East and North Africa Region: Examples and Opportunities for Action. An assessment of their agribusiness capacities and institutional environment.

This report presents research on social innovation and relevant trends for small-scale farming in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region. Social innovation is an approach to community development that gained momentum in the second half of the 2010s as a response to the challenges imposed by the post-crisis economy and austerity policies. The report highlights a rich set of practices already in development in the NENA region in small-scale farming, which can be replicated and adapted to various places and
communities, and even progressively scaled up into broader systems. The topics and approaches found in the examples analysed are the following: agroecology production and permaculture; social farming; short food supply chains; income generation and  diversification; water management; conservation of landscapes and reforestation; empowerment of women and tackling barriers for the engagement of civil society.

For more information; visit fao.org and you can also download the report here