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Marco V. Sanchez, PhD

@sanchezmarcov.bsky.social

I am a development economist doing my best to advise decision-makers on ways to optimize their policies to improve economies, lives and the environment. I am currently the Deputy-Director of the Agrifood Economics and Policy Division at the FAO.

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Wonderful session in Nairobi with officials of the State Department for Crop Development of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. We discussed activities of the @fao.org #MAFAP programme in Kenya, including the assessment of the National Fertilizer Subsidy Programme.

13.06.2025 12:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to have moderated and then be a panelist in the session on "National and Regional Policies" at the
@fao.org & @Afican Union Regional Conference on the International Year of Camelids and Sustainable Livestock Transformation in Africa in Nairobi.
www.fao.org/africa/event...

13.06.2025 07:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At a time where several shocks are challenging people's access to healthy diets, it is worth revising this paper.
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...

26.05.2025 07:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We cannot take for granted that public expenditures in the agri-food sector are nutrition sensitive. One of our
@fao.org initiatives achieved a collaboration with Ethiopiaโ€™s
Public Studies Institute that has shed light on this issue.
โ€ข ๐Ÿ”—Link: doi.org/10.4060/cd52...

20.05.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@FAO.org works on sustainable agrifood systems transformation for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind.

Want to join us?

Check out our current vacancies ๐Ÿ‘‰ buff.ly/SIrjDmI

#UNjobs

18.04.2025 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thank you @worldagricultureforum.org for the opportunity to convey @fao.org FAO messages on โ€œ๐€๐๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐€๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ข๐งโ€. Let's have methodologies to identify critical inequality points. Let's optimize policies to ensure value addition for all.

27.03.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What a wrap! Thank you Dr. Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian, Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture for receiving our @FAO.org #MAFAP delegation in your office. We have agreed on the technical support we will provide to the Government of Bangladesh to inform agricultural transformation and planning.

20.03.2025 12:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In Dhaka as @fao.org begins support to Bangladesh's Agricultural Transformation Programme!!

Engaging discussions already on workshop day 1 & a warm welcome for #MAFAP programme's expertise from Dr Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian, Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, bodes well for day 2

18.03.2025 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

More details on PolOpT here: openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/c...

23.01.2025 14:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to have shown how, through our #PolOpT tool, @fao.org is helping countries optimize agricultural policy support to enable higher returns for economies, people, and the planet at the @worldbankgroup.bsky.social's Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) regional workshop in Tรผrkiye.

22.01.2025 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#Repurposing and #budget_optimization belong to an important agenda and governments need technical support to bring it down to implementation, to which @fao.org ao has paid attention. Thank you @iisd.bsky.social for helping raise awareness on this important issue.

17.01.2025 07:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Transforming agri-policies is crucial for lower-income nations, but optimizing tight budgets and public support remain challenges ๐Ÿ’ธ ๐Ÿค

@fao.orgโ€™s Marco V. Sanchez highlights how repurposing agricultural support can drive transformation in these countries: iisd.org/articles/pol...

12.12.2024 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Ahead of #Christmas our last @fao.org Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 24-07 โ€œThe opportunity cost of not #repurposing public expenditure in food and agriculture in subโ€‘Saharan African countriesโ€. Background to #SOFI2024. @andrcatt.bsky.social
๐Ÿ‘‰ doi.org/10.4060/cd37...

24.12.2024 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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