During his recent visit to Latin America, José Graziano da Silva signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Fundação Banco do Brasil (FBB) . This new partnership utilizes both entities’ knowledge and skills, resulting in an innovative approach to end hunger.   Fundação Banco do Brasil has an approach to development that uses Tecnologias Sociais (Social Technologies) for development. They have certified 504 of them, all of which are readily available for use off of their website as a Banco de Tecnologias Sociais (BTS). These social technologies are being translated into other languages as well.     The approach to the partnership will be as follows: FBB will mediate...

The Rabobank Foundation and FAO will share knowledge, innovation and financial resources in Africa in a broad strategy to make a difference in the lives of small-holder farmers and the rural poor.An agreement signed at FAO headquarters, involving our FAO decentralized offices, sets out how the organizations will work together on development projects in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. The projects will improve the income of small-holder farmers through support to small rural businesses, as well as through the identification of productive, competitive and sustainable agri-businesses along the whole value chain. Director-General José Graziano da Silva said...

Marcela Villarreal, directrice du bureau des partenariats, des activités de plaidoyer et du renforcement des capacités de la FAO avait visité les installations de l'Université La Salle Beauvais en France, afin de signer le protocole d'accord. Grâce à ce protocole, les étudiants de cette université polytechnique et specialisée dans la formation agricole pourront suivre quelques cours en ligne designés par la FAO. Les cours comprendront des matières comme securité alimentaire, genre etc. Les deux entites collaboreront  également à la rédacton des projets et à la mobilisation conjointe des ressources. Le renforcement des capacités est un element central du mandat de la FAO....

Grameen Foundation and FAO will work closely together to enhance smallholder access to knowledge and technologies for sustainable production and food security through the use of mobile agriculture supported services. The two organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today in Rome also aimed at improving farming innovation exchange, strengthening smallholder 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...

La FAO et le PAM agissent depuis longtemps en partenariat pour promouvoir la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle des communautés vulnérables. Le Programme Acheter aux Africains pour l’Afrique est un exemple récent de la façon dont les organisations peuvent définir et mettre en œuvre des activités conjointes pour mener des opérations efficaces sur le terrain. Le Programme PAA est en cours d’exécution en Ethiopie, au Malawi, au Mozambique, au Niger et au Sénégal depuis février 2012. Financé à hauteur de 4,5 millions d’USD par le Brésil et le Ministère du développement international du Royaume-Uni (DFID), le Programme est une initiative...