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عُمان – وقعت منظمة الأغذية والزراعة (الفاو) ومركز الزبير للمؤسسات الصغيرة مذكرة تفاهم تشمل التعاون في مجال تعزيز دور المؤسسات الصغيرة والمتوسطة ضمن جهود تطوير النظم الغذائية المستدامة وتحقيق الأمن الغذائي في السلطنة. وتعد هذه المبادرة مثالًا على أهمية التعاون ما بين الجهات المختلفة لتحقيق الأهداف التي حددتها خطة التنمية المستدامة لعام 2030.قام بتوقيع مذكرة التفاهم سعادة نورة أورابح حداد، ممثلة منظمة الأغذية والزراعة في سلطنة عمان والزبير بن محمد الزبير، نائب رئيس مجلس إدارة مؤسسة الزبير، بحضور ممثلين عن الفريق الإداري من الطرفين.تدرك منظمة الأغذية والزراعة ومركز الزبير للمؤسسات الصغيرة – وهو أحد المبادرات المجتمعية...

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed a new partnership agreement with Rabobank, a Dutch cooperative bank, with the intention of helping targeted rural communities benefit from more inclusive, sustainable food systems. It also envisages jointly exploring the use of innovative financial instruments to bridge financing gaps in emerging markets and to promote sustainability in food systems investments. FAO and Rabobank will work with key food and agriculture sectors on a series of projects designed to help lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve land and water use, and empower smallholder farmers to address the...

Accra - The COVID-19 pandemic has driven many people to digital platforms in Africa. People are buying, trading and transporting goods and services through digital channels across the continent. FAO, in collaboration with Generation Africa, brought over 200 young agribusiness innovators and other agri-food systems actors together in a webinar to discuss the status of digital solutions in the sector. This movement, spearheaded by young entrepreneurs,  including those interested in agriculture or ‘agripreneurs’, has the potential to support efforts of many farmers and transform agri-food systems during the current crisis, but also in a post-coronavirus Africa.“COVID-19 has brought...

Accra – The private sector and development partners are vital in mitigating the impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on food supply chains in Africa. That was the key message at a virtual roundtable convened by FAO and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) that brought together participants from the private sector, industry associations,  farmer organizations and private industry and development partners,. hosted by the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF).“We must continue the dialogue, provide policy advice, and advocate for solutions and support to keep the food value chain alive in Africa during and post COVID-19,”...

Accra – With over 60 percent of the African continent’s population in rural areas and dependent on smallholder or family farming, the risk from the COVID-19 pandemic to food supply chains, market access and nutrition is high. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)/ African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) brought together private sector partners, economists and business leaders to identify these risks and gaps in response efforts while proposing solutions.Abebe Haile-Gabriel, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa, welcomed over 565 participants.“The concerns...