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Eliminating hunger and the transformation of agrifood systems into sustainable systems are ambitious goals for which the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working towards every day. Yet, the Organization is lucky to rely on its partners’ resources, too, including academia, research institutions, and universities. Knowledge hubs from across Europe and Central Asia met virtually today with FAO experts, and discussed new approaches to accelerate the transformation towards sustainable agrifood systems and ensure a future in which no one is left...

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 7 November 2022 - Thirty-five farmers will benefit from a series of trainings on sustainable agricultural practices, including the use of renewable energy technology in agricultural production and the improved management of water resources, thanks to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Government of Mexico and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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...