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When interconnected challenges require collective action, strategic partnerships – particularly with non-state actors (NSAs) – have become central to FAO’s efforts to transition to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems.  FAO works closely with a diverse array of actors – including civil society organizations (CSOs), cooperatives and producers’ organizations, parliamentarians, Indigenous Peoples, academia and research institutions. By fostering these relationships, FAO has expanded its reach and begun to catalyze innovative approaches and solutions that transcend traditional boundaries.   The Partnerships with Non-State Actors at FAO –...

When interconnected challenges require collective action, strategic partnerships – particularly with non-state actors (NSAs) – have become central to FAO’s efforts to transition to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems.  FAO works closely with a diverse array of actors – including civil society organizations (CSOs), cooperatives and producers’ organizations, parliamentarians, Indigenous Peoples, academia and research institutions. By fostering these relationships, FAO has expanded its reach and begun to catalyze innovative approaches and solutions that transcend traditional boundaries.   The Partnerships with Non-State Actors at FAO –...

Uppsala – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) formalized their long-standing partnership today with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Signed by FAO Deputy Director-General, Beth Bechdol, and SLU Vice-Chancellor, Maria Knutson Wedel, at a ceremony in Uppsala, Sweden, this agreement marks a new chapter in a collaboration that has already contributed significantly to sustainable agriculture, natural resource management and food security. With a shared vision to co-create knowledge and advance innovation that can address critical issues...

Brasília, September 16, 2024 – In the week that marked the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, the 5th Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Program was held in Brasília on September 13.

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.