Technical cooperation

Technical cooperation activities are carried out through field projects funded by donors or by recipient countries and are principally aimed at:

a) providing training services on demand to staff of local and central authorities and civil society organizations in:

• constraint analysis;
• formulation of policies, strategies and action plans;
• favouring private investments;
• strengthening collaboration between central and local government institutions and others.

b) holding regional, subregional and national sensitisation seminars and workshops;

c) providing technical assistance in the preparation of specific case studies of FSDSs to urban areas;

d) providing technical assistance for the formulation and implementation of local policies, strategies and action plans.

Donors, institutions and organizations interested in technical cooperation may contact the local FAO Representation office or:

Office of the Assistant Director-General
Technical Cooperation Department
Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome • Italy
Fax: +39 06 5705 4385 • 5705 5175
E-mail: TC-ADG@fao.org