‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agricultural Sectors’ project on track
From left to right: Mrs Marie-Orléa Vina (Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development), Mr Mbuli Charles Boliko (FAO Representative of Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius and the Seychelles) and Mr Harifidy Janset Ramilison (Minister of Agriculture and Livestock)
Agrifood systems have the potential to make a significant contribution to the 2030 Agenda and more specifically to the conservation, sustainable use and restoration of biodiversity as stipulated in the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
On 16 January 2023, Madagascar’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MINAE), in partnership with its Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD), signed an agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to catalyze the development of integrated policies to address the drivers of biodiversity loss and to ensure the sustainable use of biodiversity for food and agriculture.
@FAOVilaylackKhounvisith. Mr. Nasar Hayat, FAO Representative to Lao PDR and His Excellency Dr. Phet Phomphiphack, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
In Lao People’s Democratic Republic, FAO continues to support the strengthening of the Agriculture and Rural Development Sector. ‘Biodiversity mainstreaming across agricultural sectors’ was one of three project agreements signed last week by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and FAO on 24 January.
FAO, through the Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) sub-programme, supports three countries (Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Madagascar and Uganda) to enhance biodiversity mainstreaming in policies and practices across the agricultural sectors at national and regional level. Each country will explore the potential to mainstream biodiversity by taking into account national and regional priorities, needs, regulations and policies and country programming frameworks.
Links
Webpage: Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) project
News article (French): Mieux produire et vivre en harmonie avec la nature: intégrer la biodiversité dans les secteurs agricoles à Madagascar
News article: FAO strengthens development of agricultural sector with MAF with signing three additional projects