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As a country with a population of over 1.3 billion people, China has always attached great importance to food and agricultural development. After resuming its membership of FAO in 1973, the country has been maintaining a close cooperation with the Organization.

Countries in Africa have made renewed commitments to end hunger, such as in the Malabo Declaration of 2014, the SDGs of 2016 and other international and regional declarations. If these are supported by effective legislation, including constitutional protection, the future economic, social and cultural benefit to the continent is evident. This series of legal briefs, designed for parliamentarians in Africa, addresses topics such as the right to adequate food, legislating for food and nutrition in schools, governance of tenure, responsible investment in agriculture and food systems, improving nutrition and eradicating rural poverty.

Since the creation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), France has been an active and generous partner, working closely with the Organization in support of shared food security and agricultural development goals. France’s support is characterized on the one hand by its financial contributions and the secondment of high-level French technical experts, and on the other by its efforts to strengthen the place of agriculture and food issues amongst the priorities of the international community, as well as create inclusive global governance that promotes the participation of all relevant actors at the global, regional and...

Agriculture today faces increasing pressure to provide sufficient, affordable and nutritious food for a growing population, cope with climate change and the degradation of natural resources, including water scarcity, soil depletion, and biodiversity loss. Pervasive inequalities between rural and urban areas have led to an unprecedented level of urbanization. To feed the world and do it sustainably, an urgent and radical shift in our food systems is necessary. To be effective, transformative actions must address a complex set of interconnected objectives encompassing economic, social and environmental dimensions. Family farmers are at the heart of this issue. They provide the majority...

Deepening our engagement with resource partners and fostering new alliances with like-minded players is essential for generating real and far-reaching impact on the ground, especially in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. In order to highlight FAO’s relevance and results achieved through the continued support of key resource partners, TCR is preparing targeted donor-specific marketing materials for resource mobilization purposes.