Thibault Meilland

advising on food and agriculture policies @FAO 🌽🍅🥬🥭🍠🧅🥕🥚🥩🍗 views are my own / retweet ≠ endorsement

[FAO in Africa @FAOAfrica]

Learning by doing!

A fantastic hands-on Masterclass at #AFSForum2026, working through how to turn CAADP commitments into practical, investible national plans.

✅Prioritizing investments
✅Aligning policy, institutions & finance

This is how we move from ambition to action.

[FAO in Rwanda @FAORwanda]

Big step forward for smarter agrifood investment in #Rwanda!

Ahead of its launch at #AFSForum2026, the @FAO Policy Optimization Tool (#PolOpT) was officially validated and approved by Hon. @T_Ndabamenye, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources @RwandaAgri.

#MAFAP

[FAO in Kenya @FAOKenya]

@KIPPRAKENYA @IFPRIResearch @kalromkulima @IFPRI @mbarak_husna Participants will validate Price Incentives (PI) & Public Expenditure (PE) indicators, deepen their understanding of MAFAP methodologies, and contribute to policy recommendations to improve the effectiveness of investments and policies across Kenya's agriculture, forestry,
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[FAO in Kenya @FAOKenya]

@KIPPRAKENYA @IFPRIResearch @kalromkulima @IFPRI @mbarak_husna The workshop is being facilitated by Thibaut Meilland, FAO Economist, and Nada Elberry, Agricultural Policy Specialist, who are guiding participants through the MAFAP methodologies and the validation of Kenya's Price Incentives and Public Expenditure indicators.
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[FAO in Kenya @FAOKenya]

@KIPPRAKENYA @IFPRIResearch @kalromkulima @IFPRI ..and development partners to validate key agrifood policy monitoring indicators.

Opening the workshop, @mbarak_husna, Programme Manager for Governance & Social Inclusion, underscored the importance of evidence-based policy analysis in transforming Kenya's agrifood systems.
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[FAO in Kenya @FAOKenya]

@KIPPRAKENYA @IFPRIResearch @kalromkulima @IFPRI @mbarak_husna She noted that as one of the eight MAFAP partner countries, Kenya is leveraging data and collaboration to strengthen food and agricultural policies that promote food security, sustainable livelihoods, and inclusive agricultural transformation.
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[FAO in Kenya @FAOKenya]

Strengthening evidence-based agrifood policies for a more food-secure Kenya.

@FAOKenya has convened the Monitoring and Analysing Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) Validation Workshop 🇰🇪, bringing together representatives from government, research institutions, ..
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[Marco V Sánchez @SanchezMarcoV]

Happy to have made the first presentation at the @EPRN conference, on ag. policy optimization and a snapshot of what we are doing with @RwandaAgri. This was followed by presentations on tea and coffee, with work that the @FAO #MAFAP programme has done with @RwandAgriExport.

[FAO in Rwanda @FAORwanda]

Today, @SanchezMarcoV, Deputy Director, Agrifood Economics & Policy/OiO #MAFAP, visited @FAORwanda & was welcomed by Rep. @awdahir
He engaged colleagues on the @FAO Policy Optimization Tool & its role in strengthening agrifood policy ahead of this week’s @EprnRwanda Conference.

[FAO in Rwanda @FAORwanda]

Yesterday, Hon. Min @T_Ndabamenye from @Rwandaagri hosted the @FAORwanda delegation, joined by @FAOSocioEcon, to discuss insights from an exercise to optimize Rwanda’s agrifood budget using the Policy Optimization Tool (#PolOpT), supporting smarter public spending for Rwandans.

[Marco V Sánchez @SanchezMarcoV]

I was pleased to meet with Claude Bizimana, CEO of Rwanda’s @RwandAgriExport , together with Mohamed Aw-Dahir, @FAORwanda Representative. We discussed
@FAO #MAFAP programme’s support for the development of Rwanda’s Tea Sector Strategy and agreed on next steps for its review.

[FAO in Rwanda @FAORwanda]

Today, @FAORwanda and @FAOSocioEcon, with the #MAFAP programme, were proud to co-host the first session of the @EprnRwanda Conference on evidence-based agriculture & agrifood systems transformation for resilient growth, sharing the stage with partners @RwandaAgri and @BkTecHouse.

[Maximo Torero @MaximoTorero]

Urea prices, up 56% immediately after the Strait of Hormuz blockade began, have returned near pre-conflict levels. But the price decline may be a warning sign as farmers cut fertilizer use. Combined with a likely El Niño, this could reduce yields and push up food prices in 2027.

[FAO Statistics @FAOstatistics]

Better data for better decisions.

At #RomeNutritionWeek2026 (25 May), @FAO and partners explored how Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet indicators can inform investments decisions.

👉Read the highlights: https://t.co/Bnpau8kFfd

[FAO Director-General QU Dongyu @FAODG]

Pleased to launch “FAO and the SDGs – Accelerating Transformation through the Four Betters”. This publication highlights how @FAO is working with Members to accelerate progress towards the #SDGs through the transformation of agrifood systems and the #4Betters.

[Maximo Torero @MaximoTorero]

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is the latest reminder that as shocks become the norm, countries must build resilience rather than respond to each crisis in isolation. My latest in @wef: https://t.co/MeRExTHGmq

[Maximo Torero @MaximoTorero]

Our agrifood systems produce enough calories but not enough nutrition. Unhealthy foods are cheap b/c their real costs are not included; healthy foods remain under-supported. This episode explains how @FAO helps make healthy foods accessible for everyone.
https://t.co/V5RYA06YU4

[Alvaro Lario @IFADPresident]

“Small-scale producers are not just beneficiaries. They are investable partners, central to the functioning of global food systems”

At #RomeNutritionWeek, I joined @sanchezcastejon, @FAODG and @WFPChief for a timely discussion on the impact of the Middle East conflict on food security and nutrition.

Food security is macro-critical. When energy, fertilizer, transport and trade are disrupted, the effects move quickly through economies, markets and households.

But the pressure is often felt first at the first mile.

For @IFAD, this is where resilience must be built. By investing in rural producers, local value chains and stronger rural economies, we can help food systems withstand shocks before they become deeper crises.

The Rome-based Agencies bring complementary strengths to this effort. @WFP brings emergency response capacity. @FAO provides data, standards and policy guidance. IFAD invests for the long term and acts as a co-investment platform, connecting capital to rural transformation.

Working together, and with committed partners, we can help reduce vulnerability, strengthen food systems and support greater stability.

#FinancingTheFirstMile #RNW26

[FAO Social & Economic Development @FAOSocioEcon]

📢Earlier this week at #RomeNutritionWeek2026 we explored Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet indicators

"It is critical that development partners support the tracking of the affordability of healthy diets." 🍽️

- @FCDOGovUK Nutrition Policy Team Leader, Angela Spilsbury

[FAO Social & Economic Development @FAOSocioEcon]

Kicking off #RomeNutritionWeek2026 with Cost & Affordability of a Healthy Diet indicators.

“🌍 indicators are important to raise awareness, but they only provide a single number per country. Governments need more detailed & timely information.”

@FAO Statistician Filippo Gheri