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FAO and The Nature Conservancy discuss support for farmers in a changing environment
07/02/2020
7 February, Rome - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, today met a delegation from The Nature Conservancy to discuss greater collaboration and new approaches to agriculture that will help farmers in a changing global environment.
Meeting at FAO headquarters
FAO and France agree to strengthen their partnership
06/02/2020
6 February 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with a French delegation, led by the Director for Sustainable Development in the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Philippe Lacoste, to discuss the strategic partnership between FAO an
FAO Director-General visits the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean headquarters
05/02/2020
5 February, 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu paid a visit today to the headquarters of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) – a FAO statutory body which operates under FAO Governing Bodies. Its main objective is to fede
FAO offers its expertise to China’s efforts to address the novel coronavirus outbreak
05/02/2020
5 February 2020, Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has assured China of the Organization’s support as the country battles the novel coronavirus outbreak.
The offer came in a letter sent to President Xi Jinping. Co-signed by fellow Rome-based UN food
FAO and ISTA discuss ways to advance seed quality in agriculture
04/02/2020
4 February 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Andreas Wais, the Secretary-General of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), today discussed the importance of seed quality and supporting farmers to improve their seed systems.
Wais
FAO and Rabobank explore new areas of cooperation
04/02/2020
4 February 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with Rabobank delegation led by Suzanne van Tilburg, the Dutch bank’s Global Head Corporate Relations.
The visit followed the recent meeting between the Director-General and Wiebe Draijen,
FAO and Ecuador to bolster their collaboration in support of smallholder farmers
03/02/2020
3 February 2020, Rome – Today the FAO Director-General QU Dongyu received the visit of Ecuador’s Vice-President Otto Sonnenholzner and the Minister for Agriculture, Xavier Lazo. They discussed ways to support the South American nation’s smallholder farmer
FAO and Third World Centre for Water Management agree on the need for science-based approach to water scarcity
03/02/2020
3 February, 2020, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with Professor Asit K. Biswas, Chief Executive of Third World Centre, at FAO headquarters in Rome. The two were joined by Dr. Cecilia Tortajada, Senior Research Fellow from the Institute of
Argentina and FAO hail new chapter in their partnership
01/02/2020
1 February 2020, Rome - In their meeting today, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and the President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, focused on ways to strengthen cooperation to tackle poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition.
President Fernández noted how
2020: The year of an efficient FAO
30/01/2020
29 January 2020, Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has underscored the need in 2020 – the year of the UN agency’s 75th anniversary –to place much greater emphasis on “delivery of more tangible results” and for a stronger focus on transparency, account
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