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On 17 October, FAO will host the Fifth Annual Academia Perspectives Roundtable – a hybrid, interactive dialogue on the role of FAO partnerships with academia and research institutions to address climate change and food security, as a side event at the World Food Forum (WFF). Climate change is increasingly threatening the global goal to end hunger, causing disruption to agrifood systems and impacting food security and nutrition for the most vulnerable countries and populations. Ambitious action and...

L'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture (FAO) et le Forum Rural Mondial (FRM) ont renouvelé leur partenariat par le biais d'un nouveau mémorandum d'accord (MoU, pour son acronyme en anglais), réaffirmant leur conviction commune que les agriculteurs et agricultrices familiaux jouent un rôle crucial dans la réalisation de la transformation des systèmes agroalimentaires et des objectifs de l'Agenda 2030. Ce nouveau MoU fournit un cadre triennal qui renforce les efforts conjoints...

According to Therese Kansayisa, one of the farmers participating in the Joint Programme on Accelerating Progress towards Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment (JP RWEE) in Rwanda’s Ngoma district, yields per hectare have increased from 30 to 70 percent and child malnutrition has decreased thanks to the project’s activities.

A new agreement has been reached between the EIB and UN institutions to increase the impact of multilateral project financing and to introduce a new level of cooperation between international partners. Additional resources for UN agencies will enable them to provide technical assistance and advisory support for EIB-financed projects. Discussions are taking place with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and other UN agencies on joining the agreement at a later stage Cooperation between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and five United Nations institutions will be greatly facilitated...

Brasília, September 26, 2023 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE), will hold from October 4th to 6th, in Brasília (DF), the Cotton Week in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023, with a series of actions to celebrate the World Cotton Day.

18 September Rome—The opening ceremony of a 10-day training course for 10 Nepalese experts on crop production techniques and practices, under the Framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) South-South and Triangular Cooperation, was held in Chengdu, China on 11 September 2023, in hybrid format.   The 10-day training was agreed to in October 2022 by FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu, during his meeting with the Honourable Dr Dil Bahadur, Member of the National Planning Commission of Nepal. The FAO Director-General appreciated Nepal’s valuable support to FAO-led initiatives, and in the spirit of collaboration, he promised that FAO...

BRASILIA – ON THE SECOND DAY OF HIS VISIT TO BRAZIL, FAO DIRECTOR-GENERAL QU DONGYU SIGNED A LETTER OF INTENT WITH THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF BRAZIL, MAURO VIEIRA, FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTER FOR TRILATERAL SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION IN BRAZIL.

Smallholder farmers are important food producers globally. However, they often struggle to meet international standards on trade and related plant health requirements.

As the world grapples with increasingly complex challenges, South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) is gaining in recognition as a valid mechanism for equitable global development.  This is a perspective shared by the Rwanda Cooperation Initiative (RCI) and three 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). A recognized advocate of SSTC, Rwanda has established the Rwanda Cooperation Initiative in 2018 to help streamline the process of collaboration, supporting the identification of shared challenges and co-creating innovative...

In August 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia (AsiaDHRRA) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an additional five years.  Together, the parties have recommitted to support rural organizations and family farmers’ organizations on the road to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. FAO and AsiaDHRRA have a long history of collaboration, preceding the formalization of the partnership via MoU...