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South-south Cooperation
12 Sep 2023
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.
South-south Cooperation
12 Sep 2023
Smallholder farmers are important food producers globally. However, they often struggle to meet international standards on trade and related plant health requirements.
South-south Cooperation
08 Sep 2023
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...
Civil Society
24 Aug 2023
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...
South-south Cooperation
22 Aug 2023
Recent global challenges caused by disruptions in the food supply chain have exposed the fragility of global food security and agrifood systems. Resourcing innovative ideas, in collaboration with global multistakeholders, is becoming increasingly important to ensure sustainable agrifood systems and food safety for all. To this end, FAO’s South-South and Triangular Cooperation division (PST), in close coordination with the Regional Office for Near East and North Africa (NENA), the Food System and Food Safety Division, and the Office of Innovation, has operationalized a new Regional Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) project entitled: “Establishing Research Network and Food Safety Innovation Hub through South-South...
South-south Cooperation
31 Jul 2023
31/07/2023, Vitacura The Regional Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pleased to invite you to the webinar "Digitalization of agriculture: Chinese experience and the challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean”.
Fao-Academia
31 Jul 2023
Mississippi State University President Dr. Mark Keenum speaks on partnership efforts to leverage science and innovation for a sustainable food-secure future
In partnership since 2010, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Mississippi State University (MSU) continue to work together for a sustainable food-secure future. The partnership is leveraging science and innovation to forward the One Health Approach which sees an integrated, unifying plan that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. On June 26-27, 2023, MSU President Dr. Mark E. Keenum led an MSU delegation visit to FAO headquarters for the launch of MSU as an FAO Reference Centre on Antimicrobial Resistance and Aquaculture Biosecurity. MSU’s designation as an FAO...
Fao-Academia
24 Jul 2023
In June 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Italian Research Institutions (IRIs), namely the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA), Agenzia Nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA) and the Istituto superiore per la protezione e la ricerca ambientale (ISPRA) co-organized a hybrid event on “Innovation for drought and agriculture” to celebrate “World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought,” which takes place every year on 17 June.  The hybrid event, facilitated by Selvaraju Ramasamy, Senior Officer in FAO’s...
Civil Society
19 Jul 2023
Rome - On 6-7 June 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a two-day informal dialogue at FAO’s headquarters with civil society organizations from around the world to take stock of good practices in FAO-CSO relations and explore ways to foster meaningful engagement at all levels. FAO worked with the organizational support of the International Planning Committee on Food Sovereignty to bring over 30 CSO representatives to Rome.  After years of predominantly virtual interactions due to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, this dialogue provided a...
South-south Cooperation
03 Jul 2023
03/07/2023 Rome - On the sidelines of the 43rd Session of FAO’s Conference, Anping Ye, Director of the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division (PST) in FAO met with H.E. Gilberto Silva, Minister for Agriculture and Environment of Cabo Verde, to discuss the upcoming launch of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) project in support of Agricultural Production Systems to Enhance Food Security and Nutrition in the Republic of Cabo Verde, and future developments. Anping Ye and his delegation from FAO headquarters, thanked H.E. Gilberto Silva for Cabo Verde’s support to SSTC and presented the main highlights of FAO’s work in SSTC.  Despite significant...