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FAO and CCOIC share common objectives with regard to end poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, thus to make livelihoods inclusive, safe and sustainable. Both parties intend develop and detail their cooperation and effectiveness in the following fields: aligning Chinese businesses with the SDGs by 2030; capacity building on sustainable food system and agricultural development; knowledge sharing and exchange of information; and promoting cooperation on resilience building and coping with disasters and fragility.

This partnership commits to undertake joint studies or projects in specific  areas; i) facilitate in capacity building and training, through internships, fellowships, and lectures, as appropriate; ii) promote knowledge sharing and dissemination of information; and iii) engage in advocacy and awareness-raising through joint events and exhibitions in areas of mutual interest. 

Danone and FAO aim at contributing towards the elimination of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition as well as enabling inclusive and efficient agricultural food systems. The partners have identified areas of collaboration to strengthen food safety in order to enhance food security, to address interconnectivity of humans, animals and the environment via One Health and to improve public-private capacities in delivering climate goals with respect to agriculture and land use sectors.

The partnership will work to improve policy dialogue on food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture among agri-food sector stakeholders and policy makers, and to raise awareness about sustainable food systems and climate change. It will also support institutional capacity development in alignment with the SDGs, with a special focus on the Save Your Food campaign. 

The objective of this partnership is to contribute to improved food security and nutrition by increasing availability and affordability of nutritious food for all by encouraging small and medium enterprise engagement in developing countries.