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18 September Rome—The opening ceremony of a 10-day training course for 10 Nepalese experts on crop production techniques and practices, under the Framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) South-South and Triangular Cooperation, was held in Chengdu, China on 11 September 2023, in hybrid format.   The 10-day training was agreed to in October 2022 by FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu, during his meeting with the Honourable Dr Dil Bahadur, Member of the National Planning Commission of Nepal. The FAO Director-General appreciated Nepal’s valuable support to FAO-led initiatives, and in the spirit of collaboration, he promised that FAO...

BRASILIA – ON THE SECOND DAY OF HIS VISIT TO BRAZIL, FAO DIRECTOR-GENERAL QU DONGYU SIGNED A LETTER OF INTENT WITH THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF BRAZIL, MAURO VIEIRA, FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTER FOR TRILATERAL SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION IN BRAZIL.

Smallholder farmers are important food producers globally. However, they often struggle to meet international standards on trade and related plant health requirements.

As the world grapples with increasingly complex challenges, South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) is gaining in recognition as a valid mechanism for equitable global development.  This is a perspective shared by the Rwanda Cooperation Initiative (RCI) and three Rome-Based Agencies (RBAs) of the United Nations - the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP). A recognized advocate of SSTC, Rwanda has established the Rwanda Cooperation Initiative in 2018 to help streamline the process of collaboration, supporting the identification of shared challenges and co-creating innovative...

In August 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia (AsiaDHRRA) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an additional five years.  Together, the parties have recommitted to support rural organizations and family farmers’ organizations on the road to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. FAO and AsiaDHRRA have a long history of collaboration, preceding the formalization of the partnership via MoU...