The eradication of global hunger by 2030 is a key goal in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and trade is recognized as one of the means for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The challenge is how to ensure that the expansion of agricultural trade works for, and not against, the elimination of hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition.  

This challenge has been at the forefront of governments’ struggle to negotiate the changes to global agreements on agricultural trade. National and regional institutions need greater technical capacity and resources to map out trade priorities and constraints at various levels, assess the implications of trade agreements, formulate mitigation policies and strategies, and negotiate trade agreements that boost gains from trade and specialization. 

UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have therefore developed and implemented an online course that aims to strengthen the capacities of government officials working on agricultural policies and programmes to develop and implement evidence-based trade policies and negotiate trade agreements. 

Contributing to achieving food security by ensuring the fulfillment of the four elements, also knowing how to maximize the benefit from the sustainable food value chain by developing it to reach global markets that contribute to the country’s economy.

- Participant from Saudi Arabia

The course has been run in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.

This programme is made possible by the generous support of FAO.