العربية
中文
english
français
italiano
Português
Русский
Español
AR
ZH
EN
FR
IT
PT
RU
ES
FAO.org
Cerca solo in Sala stampa
Toggle navigation
Home
Home archive
Stories
About FAO
About us
What we do
Who we are
How we work
Strategic planning
Structure
Visitateci
Meetings
Governing Body documents
In Action
FAO at work
FAO projects
Countries
Country Profiles
Geopolitical ontology
Country codes/names
Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries
Data sources
Geographic and Economic Groups
Themes
Sala stampa
News releases
Video
Photo
Audio
Webcast
Infographics
Archivio notizie
Contatti per i giornalisti
Publications
Statistics
Overview
Databases
Statistical capacity development
Standards
Partnerships
Overview
Background
Documents
News
Success stories
Videos
Events
Stampa
Invia
Home
>
Sala stampa
>
News Article
Questo articolo non è disponibile in italiano.
Cliccare qui per chiudere il messaggio.
FAO and Grameen Foundation to improve small-holder farmer access to technologies
Agreement covers knowledge exchange, resilience, women’s leadership support and poverty measurement
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and Alex Counts, CEO of the Grameen Foundation.
17 September 2013, Rome
- Grameen Foundation and FAO will work closely to enhance small-holder farmer access to knowledge and technologies for sustainable production and food security through the use of mobile agriculture supported services.
The two organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) also aimed at improving farming innovation exchange, strengthening small-holder households to gain better access to agricultural and rural financial services and competitive value chains. Both organizations agreed that this is a great step forward in their efforts to improve food security.
During his visit to FAO headquarters, Alex Counts, Chief Executive Officer and President of Grameen Foundation, highlighted FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva's success in Brazil and showed his interest in learning from FAO's experience.
The purpose of the MoU is to provide a framework for collaboration between FAO and Grameen Foundation in support of poor small-scale agricultural producers in developing countries which will be developed jointly. Grameen Foundation has a common global interest in helping the poor to better manage their crops, livestock and finances through income-generating strategies aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty.
FAO and Grameen Foundation have been collaborating since 2011, when both organizations signed a Content License Agreement allowing Grameen Foundation access to the information of the Technologies for Agriculture (TECA) database. The FAO database contains details of proven technologies in agriculture, livestock, fisheries and forestry addressing food security, climate change, poverty alleviation and sustainable development.
Share this page