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20/03/2019 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Center for Agribusiness and Rural Development (CARD) organized a business to business (B2B) event today in Tbilisi which focused on enhancing market linkages in the dairy sectors of Armenia and Georgia. More than 50 farmers, veterinarians and agricultural input suppliers from Georgia, Armenia and other countries attended.

Rome, 15 March 2019 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of the People’s Republic of China have strengthened their joint efforts to further enhance their strategic partnerships in aligning FAO’s Strategic Objectives with China’s “Belt and Road Initiative”, hence contributing to achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs).  The breakthrough took place in Rome, Italy during the 8th Annual Consultation Meeting of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme (ACM) at FAO Headquarters on 15 March 2019....

On 1 March 2019, the Government of Japan confirmed an additional voluntary contribution of 10 268 749 USD to FAO’s work. Specifically, these funds will allow for the implementation of 19 humanitarian and development projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and Asia, advancing food and nutrition security in the partner countries, restoring and strengthening livelihoods in areas affected by social, environmental, and economic crises, and promoting sustainable agricultural practices, resources management and productivity. "It is our great pleasure to announce that Japan will support FAO's work through additional resources from its supplementary budget 2018", said His Excellency...

From 26-28 February 2019, China hosted an international workshop on pesticide risk management with an agroecological based Integrated Pest Management approach. The workshop took place in Shanghai and was jointly organized by FAO and China through the global capacity development project under the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme, More than 30 participants from 11 countries including: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Colombia, Egypt, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine and China attended the meeting. The workshop gave a platform for fruitful exchange of information among the countries on subjects such as regulations, new technologies and...

8 mars 2019, Rome – La FAO et l’Alliance mondiale pour l’amélioration de la nutrition (GAIN) ont convenu aujourd’hui d’unir leurs forces pour accroître la disponibilité et l’accessibilité économique en aliments nutritifs pour tous dans les pays en développement. Le partenariat, signé hier (jeudi 7 mars), vise à mettre en place des systèmes agricoles et alimentaires inclusifs et...