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South-south Cooperation
05 Feb 2024
Rome, 25 January 2024. December 2023 marked the end of a seven-year intervention led by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat to assist Cambodia and Sri Lanka in ensuring that the agricultural produce of its farmers meets the required phytosanitary standards for export and international trade, and that farmers gain market access for their agricultural produce.
Fao-Academia
12 Jan 2024
Building upon a successful partnership since 2016, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Sapienza University of Rome are set to reinforce their collaboration through the formalization of a new Memorandum of Understanding. The signing ceremony, held on December 21, 2023, marks a significant step in advancing interdisciplinary interactions and fostering global impacts though joint efforts in critical fields. The collaboration between FAO and Sapienza University has a rich history, marked by notable achievements and milestones. These include the enhancement...
South-south Cooperation
10 Jan 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD) have signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening efforts in promoting south-south and triangular cooperation (SSTC) to boost the transformation of agrifood systems, improve food security, and support the global efforts towards the 2030 Sustainable Agenda.
South-south Cooperation
04 Jan 2024
The year ended successfully for the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme, with the signature of three new project documents, by FAO, China and the three host governments of Malawi, Namibia, and Kenya. The signing of these projects symbolizes a renewed commitment, engagement, and further opportunities for these new South-South and Triangular Cooperation partnerships. The first project: “Technical Assistance under the SSC with the People’s Republic of China in support of the Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp) in Malawi – phase II” was signed, for a total budget of USD 1.4 million, to support the crop production, agricultural mechanization, integrated...
Civil Society
20 Dec 2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Mabunduka Agro Farmers Association have signed a Letter of Intent on 7 December expressing their interest in working together on green job opportunities in agriculture in Sierra Leone. While agriculture remains the largest employer in the world, it is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, the largest user, and a significant polluter of water, and can cause both land degradation and loss of biodiversity. However, the agriculture sector can be part of the solution. Creating green jobs...