Under the ACES initiative, the EBRD and FAO will inform private sector companies about the key environmental and climate challenges affecting the horticultural value chain and the solutions available to address them. The work will identify and assess emerging technologies and commercial innovations that can reduce the value chain’s environmental footprint, mitigate climate impacts and strengthen its resilience to climate change.
Under this project, the EBRD and FAO aim to support the identification of investment opportunities in climate-efficient agrifood systems infrastructure for selected value chains in Uzbekistan and along the Danube corridor, guiding agribusinesses operating in specific value chains, as well as other investors, in decisions they make related to climate-efficient infrastructure.
Working closely with public and private sector partners in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine are building on their long-established export markets for grains and cereals by offering an extra serving of fresh fruit, with a side order of honey and wine.
Montenegro and Serbia are improving quality standards and labelling for a range of quality products that will promote sustainable agrifood value chains, increase market competitiveness and tap into tourism markets.
Georgia, Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are set to capitalize on increased global consumer demand for fruit and vegetables through this project to build capacity, investment and market links to boost their horticultural exports.
Disruptions during COVID-19 highlighted the urgent need to build resilience in food supply chains. Short value chains can reduce risks, boost smallholder incomes, and meet consumer demand for locally sourced fresh quality produce.
Climate-smart solutions can reduce production risks and boost trade and investment. An EBRD and FAO projectexplores the green fruit and vegetable production in Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
The EBRD and FAO have visited seven cities as part of a project to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped how fresh foods are distributed and bought, paving the way for food systems that are more flexible and resilient.
The EBRD and FAO are working with the government in Serbia to enhance and upgrade the country’s irrigation systems as part of efforts to protect and increase its agricultural productivity, environmental sustainability and climate change resilience.
As the world’s urban population is set to increase to almost 70 percent by 2050, the EBRD and FAO look to more than 250 companies in over 85 countries to understand the new wave of commercial urban farming to guide investments that link technology and innovation with food, nature and people.
