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27 January 2022, Accra – Developing countries sharing solutions to many of the challenges they collectively face is a cost-efficient and effective path to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals – that was the key message at a regional dialogue on South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) in Africa, organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Africa.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed a groundbreaking $65 million contribution from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to boost food security and support livelihoods of the most vulnerable rural communities in Afghanistan.

Now in its third year, the Programme for Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea (EU-STREIT PNG) is stepping up efforts in 2022 to increase sustainable and inclusive economic development in rural areas of Papua New Guinea. The programme is the largest EU grant-funded programme in Papua New Guinea and in the...

The Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) recently funded a new Subprogramme on Global Network of Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs. The Subprogramme aims to accelerate the development of digital innovation in the agri-food sector.

The Cantón San Isidro educational complex, located in the city of Izalco, El Salvador, significantly improved the diet and eating habits for approximately 1 500 students since 2014. Previously, the children and the young people bought soft drinks, sugary drinks, and many types of sandwiches. The school garden did not receive much attention and the students understood little about the impacts of nutrition on their health. But this is part of the past.