Action Areas

Empower smallholder farmers and communities to adapt to climate change through resilient vegetable varieties, diversified cropping systems, and sustainable agroecological practices.

Achieve equitable and sustainable improvements in diet quality and nutrition through integrated actions across food systems, to enable and encourage greater vegetable consumption.

Rescue, conserve, and use vegetable biodiversity for improved nutrition, livelihoods, and climate resilience for current and future generations.

Strengthen value chain integration and improve market access to create meaningful employment and income opportunities for women and youth along the vegetable value chain.

Advance safe and sustainable vegetable production and consumption in urban and peri-urban areas to improve diets, generate economic opportunities, and reduce environmental impact.

Ensure vegetable quality and safety across the value chain while minimizing postharvest losses.