News

7 November 2022 – A virtual international training curricula consultation workshop, focusing on rice value chain, was successfully organized by FAO under the framework of the “Capacity Development and Experience sharing for Rice Value Chains through South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC)” project, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Republic of Korea (MAFRA). In response to the increasing demand of SSTC assistance in the development of rice value chains, the project has been implemented in the three participating countries, Tanzania, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Philippines, since 2020, in close collaboration with the government of the respective countries.  The project...

The world continues to face challenges brought on by climate change, and particularly in dry corridor of Central America where water availability, agricultural shifts, ecological disruptions and species extinctions, and infrastructure are at risk from extreme weather events. Against this backdrop, FAO recognizes the need for transformative partnerships with non-state actors, including universities, to develop capacities for a sustainable agrifood systems that deliver safe and nutritious foods for healthy diets for present and future generations, leaving no one behind. In 2016, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Polytechnic University of...

03/11/2022 - Rome -  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Netherlands' Wageningen University and Research (WUR) discussed communicating and harnessing science in an event during the World Food Forum’s Science and Innovation Forum. FAO and WUR signed a renewed memorandum of understanding (MoU) in December 2021 to strengthen...

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.