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FAO marked an important milestone on 19 October at its Science and Innovation Forum when it signed partnership agreements with three institutions - CAB International (CABI), the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), and the Universidade de São Paulo (USP). With a specific focus on harnessing science, technology and innovation to enhance global food security, the three partnerships will all support agrifood systems transformation and accelerate progress on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The signing ceremony, attended by individuals from various international organizations...

In a momentous move towards enhancing transformative partnerships, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Science Council (ISC) signed a Letter of Intent on October 31 to bolster science-policy interfaces for agrifood systems.   Collective expertise of FAO and ISC will accelerate progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in eradicating hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.   “Collaborations like this one between FAO and ISC are key to the...

FAO and the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)renewed their partnership on 27 October 2023, a further sign of their mutual commitment to achieving the United...

MEDIA ADVISORY Brasilia, Brazil, November 6, 2023 - With the aim of presenting the results and impacts of the 14-year international cooperation in school feeding for Latin America and the Caribbean between the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), the National Fund for Educational Development (FNDE), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the international event "School Feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean: History and Perspectives" will take place...

On the sidelines of the World Food Forum and FAO’s Committee on Food Security, Mr Anping Ye, Director of the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division (PST), of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and his team, met with both longstanding and new South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) partners, to further disseminate FAO’s work in SSTC. Recognizing the valuable work carried out by the International Center for Bio Saline Agriculture (ICBA),United Arab Emirates, a discussion was undertaken...

Achieving the objectives of the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31 and the global goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda requires high levels of collaboration across the board. Strategic partnerships, particularly with non-state actors (NSAs), are vital and bring transformative, added value to FAO's work. FAO continues to strengthen its engagement with NSAs – including civil society organizations (CSOs), cooperatives and producers’ organizations, parliamentarians, Indigenous Peoples, academia and research institutions (ARIs). The Partnerships with Non-State Actors at FAO: Progress report 2022 outlines FAO’s work with these key actors over the...

Achieving the objectives of the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31 and the global goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda requires high levels of collaboration across the board. Strategic partnerships, particularly with non-state actors (NSAs), are vital and bring transformative, added value to FAO's work. FAO continues to strengthen its engagement with NSAs – including civil society organizations (CSOs), cooperatives and producers’ organizations, parliamentarians, Indigenous Peoples, academia and research institutions (ARIs). The Partnerships with Non-State Actors at FAO: Progress report 2022 outlines FAO’s work with these key actors over the...

Among the numerous events showcasing science and promising innovations for climate action, the Science and Innovation Forum also looked at how FAO is guided by the synergistic application of its two new strategies: the Science and Innovation Strategy and the Strategy on Climate Change, led by FAO Chief Scientist Ismahane Elouafi and FAO Deputy Director-General Semedo. The FAO Chief Scientist, in her welcoming remarks, emphasized that climate change cannot be tackled without science...

Parliamentarians from different regions convened to discuss the role of parliaments and parliamentary networks in fighting hunger and malnutrition at an FAO side event at the 51st session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) in Rome in October 2023, with conversation covering the Right to Adequate Food and identifying pathways and mechanisms to more systematically involve parliaments and parliamentary networks in CFS work. An exchange of lessons learned provided examples of how to capitalize on parliamentary networks to strengthen the uptake of CFS recommendations and their incorporation in national legislation and policies. The Second...

Starkville, Mississippi - The power and potential of science, data and innovation were center stage Monday as QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), met with senior executives and researchers at Mississippi State University (MSU). The FAO delegation met on Monday with Dr Mark Keenum, President of MSU, and teams led by David Shaw, Provost and Executive Vice President, Nicholas Frank...