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01 Dec 2023
Hybrid Event, 06/12/2023 - 12.30-14.00 (CET) |Sheikh Zayed Centre
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing a launch event to mark the initiation of the global project supporting the implementation of the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative under the framework of FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme. Join us on 6 December from 12.30 to 14.00 hours (CET) for this high-level hybrid virtual/physical meeting at FAO headquarters in Rome, held as a side event of the 174th Session of the FAO Council.
01 Dec 2023
The "Making Every Voice Count for Adaptive Management" (MEV-CAM) Initiative was created in 2020 and alters the way South-South knowledge management is approached by using local and indigenous knowledge to restore degraded drylands with more sustainable practices. By empowering communities and stakeholders to demonstrate their skills, express their challenges, and share successes, the most significant impacts of development projects can be visualized from the process of change itself.
29 Nov 2023
South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) is becoming an increasingly pivotal framework for promoting and supporting collaboration among countries of the Global South facing important development challenges, especially in agriculture and rural development. As such, key countries, such as Bangladesh, are investing in this modality, to expand their...
21 Nov 2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) are partnering under the umbrella of the "South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC)" framework. This alliance aims to unite scholars from African and European universities within a shared network, to tackle challenges and identify opportunities within the food systems landscape. The primary focus of this collaboration is to advance evidence-based higher education and research initiatives. The anticipated result of this initiative is the enhancement of curricula in food systems and climate change, incorporating contemporary theoretical frameworks alongside evidence-based practical education.
20 Nov 2023
Brasília, Brazil, November 16, 2023 - To commemorate the 14 years of work of the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation in school feeding and announce the objectives of the new cycle 2024-2027.