Nouvelles

13/09/2024 - Chapada dos Guimarães, Brazil - On the sideline of the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ meeting in Brazil, FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State for Manpower and of Sustainability and the Environment of Singapore. This meeting took place following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) extending the partnership between Singapore and FAO for a third term.

The UN Day for South-South Cooperation, celebrated annually on September 12, highlights the importance of partnerships developed among countries in the Global South. The Rome-based Agencies (RBAs) of the United Nations—the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP)—have met this week in Brazil, under the aegis of the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), to reflect on this agenda.  Trilateral South-South Cooperation (TSSC), promoted by the RBAs together with developing countries, is based on the sharing of knowledge, experiences, technologies, and resources. Respecting the principles of national sovereignty, equality, and non-conditionality, the...

11 September 2024, Baku – From 3 to 5 September, a delegation from Türkiye visited Azerbaijan to provide support in the field of plant health in the context of the FAO-Türkiye Partnership Programme (FTPP). The delegation consisted of representatives of the FAO Subregional Office for Central Asia and experts from the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Food and Control of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.  During the mission a two-day workshop was held with the participation of experts from the Azerbaijan Food Security Agency (AFSA) and the Agrarian Services Agency (ASA) of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry...

The FAO Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division presents a brief showcasing FAO’s partnership with the International Federation of Beekeeper's Associations Apimondia. 

The UN Rome-Based Agencies (RBAs) together with the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) have agreed to mark the occasion of the 2024 UN Day for South-South Cooperation together, under the theme “Global partners, local actions: Strengthening nutrition and food security through Trilateral South-South Cooperation”. This joint celebration will affirm the partnership between the RBAs and the ABC, as they work together to finalise the details of the joint programme to support school feeding and family farming initiatives.

Bali, Indonesia. The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), co-organized the second Joint Event aimed at enhancing the effective implementation of the ASEAN Guidelines on Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture, and Forestry (ASEAN RAI). This event, supported by the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia, with financial support from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and the Swedish International Cooperation Agency (SIDA), brings together AIPA Member Parliaments and representatives from the private sector, civil society, and academia to foster collaboration on promoting responsible investment in these critical...

Nairobi/Rome — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) have signed a four-year 47 million euro programme designed to strengthen the resilience of pastoralists in Eastern Africa. The initiative, named “Pastoralism and Livestock Adaptation to Climate Change in Eastern Africa Programme (PLACE),” is designed to address the challenges in developing sustainable, climate-resilient pastoral systems across the environmental, economic and social dimensions of pastoralism in the face of a rapidly changing climate. “The EU has been a longstanding partner in Eastern Africa, especially in enhancing the...

25/07/2024 The beans pop out of their sheathing as Elisabeth Da Conceiçao lays them out to dry. It’s the end of the harvesting season. This year there was enough rain that she could keep some of the beans, sweet potatoes and corn for her family’s consumption, but also sell some...

Rome/Djouba – Le Gouvernement du Soudan du Sud, l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) et la Banque mondiale ont multiplié les actions destinées à aider les petits exploitants du Soudan du Sud à renforcer leur résilience face aux changements climatiques alors que les inondations répétées et risques liés aux conditions météorologiques extrêmes sévissent.   Une contribution de 30 millions d’USD apportée par la Banque mondiale sous forme de don fait par son Association internationale de développement servira à soutenir les...

Sanya — The First FAO Technical Workshop on the Implementation of the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative for Demonstration Countries was held in Sanya, China from 15 to 18 July 2024. The focal points from 16 OCOP demonstration countries across the five FAO regions and diverse geographic zones, including tropics, drylands, and mountainous regions.