The FAO Liaison Offices in Brussels, Geneva, New York and the FAO Office of SIDS, LDCs and LLDCs in collaboration with FAO’s Markets and Trade Division are organizing a hybrid dialogue event on Agricultural Trade in SIDS: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities with the aim to contribute to the efforts ahead of the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States, taking into consideration the specificities of SIDS and the potential role of trade to contribute to agrifood systems transformation. The event will feature a variety of voices, including FAO Members, UN Agencies, non-governmental organizations and other relevant stakeholders.
The main objectives of this dialogue are:
1) To provide an overview of trends concerning agricultural trade in SIDS, including challenges and opportunities
2) To inform and raise awareness about the existing and/or potential initiatives/efforts/opportunities at national, regional and multilateral level to enhance trade capacity of SIDS and to promote regional/intra-regional trade.
