08 June 2021, Philippines – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of the Republic of Korea, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) have launched today an initiative aimed at strengthening the Philippines’ rice value chains and help boost the productivity of smallholder Filipino rice farmers.  In a virtual inception workshop, FAO, MAFRA and Philippine project partners launched and discussed ways forward for the implementation in the country of the “Capacity Development and Experience sharing for Rice Value Chains through South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC)”, a global initiative funded by the...

03/06/2021 City of Belmopan, Belize - Schools are favorable environments for promoting healthy eating habits from childhood and for life, while opening the door to viable market options for family farming, thus contributing to improving national production and the consumption of local foods. The “Mesoamerica Hunger Free AMEXCID-FAO” program has been working hand in hand with the Belizean government in the implementation of a school feeding program following the “Sustainable Schools” model, encouraging rural development.  “Mesoamerica Hunger Free AMEXCID-FAO” is a South-South Cooperation initiative, jointly led by the Government of Mexico, through AMEXCID, and FAO, that works closely with institutions of Belize, Colombia,...

Rome / Beijing, 21 April 2021 – FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) of the People’s Republic of China reaffirmed their partnership and shared their commitment to support the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during the 9th Annual Consultation Meeting of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme (ACM) held virtually on 21 April 2021. In his opening remarks, Mr XIE Jianmin, Counsel of the Department of International Cooperation of MARA, mentioned that for the future of the FAO-China SSC Programme, “partnerships with developed countries, emerging economies, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, scientific research institutions, the private sector,...

Santiago de Chile, 16 de abril de 2021 – Países de América Latina y el Caribe participan, el día 27 de abril, del Diálogo sobre el Desperdicio de Alimentos en Escuelas: Desafíos y Posibilidades, promovido por laRed de Alimentación Escolar Sostenible (RAES), creada en el 2018 por el gobierno de Brasil. El evento tiene como objetivo promover el dialogo entre los países de la región para la construcción de conocimientos y de intercambio de buenas prácticas relacionadas a la mitigación de los desperdicios de alimentos en los entornos escolares.

Santiago de Chile, 14 de abril de 2021 – Para identificar las actividades de las organizaciones gremiales algodoneras en los países socios en el contexto de pandemia y post pandemia con miras a la reactivación económica y social, el Foro Regional Algodonero de los Países Socios de la Cooperación Sur-Sur Trilateral +Algodón promueve, el día 22 de abril, la Videoconferencia: Encuentro de Organizaciones Gremiales. El encuentro virtual también busca fortalecer el intercambio entre los gremios y sus acciones en los diferentes países. La videoconferencia tendrá transmisión en vivo por las redes sociales: Twitter FAOBrasilCoop y canal de FAO en YouTube,...