Noticias

Parliamentary alliances
13 Mar 2024
Ciudad de México, 7 de marzo de 2024.- Desde la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO México), celebramos y aplaudimos la aprobación de la primera legislación que regula el derecho humano a una alimentación nutritiva, suficiente y de calidad, tal como se reconoce en el Artículo 4° de la Constitución Mexicana. Después de más de dos décadas de trabajo, el país lidera el camino en la protección y promoción de este derecho fundamental con la aprobación de la Ley General...
South-south Cooperation
08 Mar 2024
Brasilia, March 8, 2024 - Family farmer Rita de Cássia Alves has been president of the AgroVerde Cooperative, located in Guapimirim, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, since 2021.
South-south Cooperation
08 Mar 2024
8/03/2024 Tanzania – Recognizing Indonesia’s valuable technical know-how and development experience in the agriculture sector over the years, which has benefited many countries in the Global South, FAO colleagues from the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division met with Indonesia counterparts in Tanzania to discuss ways to strengthen their collaborations.   In his visit to the Mkindo Farmer’s Agriculture and Rural Training Center (FARTC), Mr Kenya Konno, Programme Officer, South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division of FAO, acknowledged Indonesia’s South-South Cooperation long standing contributions in the agriculture sector to support Tanzania and neighboring African countries. He also stressed the importance of having the center...
South-south Cooperation
07 Mar 2024
March 7, 2024 - Chile joined this week a group of 14 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean in the implementation of the Sustainable Schools methodology, created in 2012 by Brazil-FAO Cooperation and participating countries.
Resource Partners
07 Mar 2024
FAO will support countries and regional bodies to develop proposals in support of national, regional and global efforts in preventing, preparing, and responding to pandemics under the second Pandemic Fund call. Building on the support provided to countries for the Pandemic Fund's first call for proposals and the 12 successful proposals that FAO will help implement in partnership with governments, civil society and other Implementing Entities, attention now turns to...
Parliamentary alliances
07 Mar 2024
FAO joined the Parliamentary Conference on South-South Cooperation in Rabat in February, where the focus was on the “Role of National Parliaments and Regional and Continental Parliamentary Unions in Africa, the Arab World, and Latin America in Enhancing Strategic Partnerships and Achieving Joint Integration and Development”. The conference was attended by more than 260 participants from 40 countries in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, including 30 presidents of national parliaments and regional and continental parliamentary unions. Held at the initiative of the House of Councillors of Morocco in...
Civil Society
01 Mar 2024
In a significant move towards enhancing the use of radio in rural areas as a means to help achieve sustainable agrifood systems in Africa, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Farm Radio International signed a Letter of Intent on 15 February 2024. The primary objective of this collaboration is to drive inclusive rural communication services that can help to advance family farming and the sustainability of agrifood systems. It will also address communication challenges faced by rural communities across Africa and empower farmers with sustainable agricultural practices, contributing...
South-south Cooperation
27 Feb 2024
27/02/2024 Rome/London - The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened today, in London, the first meeting of key ACU member universities, science and research actors, to consider potential opportunities and approaches for pursuing a South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) Research Network (RESNET) project, within the context of evolving food systems transformation. The overall aim of the RESNET project is to form the world’s largest university network through South-South and Triangular Cooperation on agrifood systems transformation – connecting 600 universities from 100 countries across the globe working on selected themes impacting...
Fao-Academia
19 Feb 2024
FAO and China’s oldest land and environmental research institute signed an agreement today to harness an innovative geographical and environmental traceability tool that will link consumers and growers of special agricultural products (SAPs) to promote their unique qualities and cultural importance.  
South-south Cooperation
16 Feb 2024
13/02/2024 Rome – In order to kick-start imminent 2024 South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) joint initiatives, the three Rome-based Agencies (RBAs) Directors in charge of SSTC met this week at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Discussions were held on a revised joint roadmap for SSTC, to expand the RBAs current SSTC partnership base, donor engagement, improve their approach to evidence-based knowledge promotion, and enhance advocacy and communication on SSTC value and contributions to Zero Hunger. The three RBAs agreed on the need to strengthen collaboration with other UN Agencies, International and Financial Institutions, governments, policy makers, experts,...