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The second day of the five-day WFF Flagship event was devoted to innovation, and began with young researchers pitching their projects at the Transformative Research Challenge (TRC) Finals. The TRC event was the culmination of an international open call for innovative research ideas across the categories of Better Production, Better Nutrition, a Better Environment, and a Better Life. Three...

As part of the ‘Addressing the Water-Energy Nexus in Agriculture’ sub-project of the Mexico-CARICOM-FAO Initiative “Cooperation for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in the Caribbean” or Resilient Caribbean Initiative in short, FAO together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Sustainable Development have begun the process of validating 40 potential water harvesting and water intake (drainage) sites across the twin-islands.

  In support of the preparation of the forthcoming Global Parliamentary Summit, FAO headquarters, with the support of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), has organized a virtual session with Parliamentarians to encourage the discussion on parliamentary action to tackling gender inequality to achieve food security and improved nutrition for all.

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU) have signed a bilateral collaboration agreement to address the planet's food and health inequalities. The signing of the "letter of intent" (LoI) took place at the event "Enhancing resilience of food systems to promote food security," sponsored by the two institutions on Thursday, Oct. 27, at FAO headquarters in Rome.

Ayudar a eliminar el hambre, la inseguridad alimentaria y la malnutrición; hacer que la agricultura, la actividad forestal y la pesca sean más productivas y sostenibles; y contribuir en la reducción de la pobreza rural, son algunos de los aportes que el programa Mesoamérica sin Hambre AMEXCID-FAO (MsH), una iniciativa conjunta de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y la Agencia Mexicana de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AMEXCID).

Boosting responsible investments in sustainable agriculture and food systems was the focus of a high-level event on 12 October 2022 at the 50th session of the Committee on World Food Security. Convened to take stock of the CFS Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI), the Global Thematic Event (GTE) featured a presentation of initiatives carried out by governments, the civil society, academia, the private sector and international organizations to increase the quality and quantity of...

En el marco del diálogo político de alto nivel que impulsa el programa “Mesoamérica sin Hambre AMEXCID-FAO”, se celebró un encuentro en coordinación con la Presidencia Conjunta del Proyecto de Integración y Desarrollo de Mesoamérica (PM), ostentada actualmente por México y Costa Rica, que tuvo por objetivo compartir las experiencias y resultados alcanzados en el marco de este Programa en territorio costarricense.

21/10/2022 Rome, Italy – On the sidelines of the World Food Forum, the Director of FAO’s South-South and Triangular Cooperation division (PST), Mr Anping Ye, met with His Excellency, Mr Aly Coulibaly, Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Republic of Mali to the Rome Based Agencies (RBAs) and his delegation, to discuss potential joint collaboration on South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC). His Excellency, Mr Aly Coulibaly, noted the importance of the Hand-in-Hand initiative launched by FAO’s Director-General, QU Dongyu, and how SSTC has a fundamental role to play within this initiative.  He also stated that SSTC is a very important means to concretize...