Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC)

FAO enhances approaches to healthy nutrition
29/10/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture...

Building resilient rural futures in Nepal's mountains: Turning migration into a choice
27/10/2025

In the mountainous district of Jumla, farming has long been the main source of livelihood. For generations families have cultivated apples,...

Scaling-up support for eco-inclusive, social agripreneurship in Rwanda
23/10/2025

Rwanda has made steady progress toward the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with key achievements including a reduction in stunting among...

The AWSAMe initiative in Malawi receives FAO Global Technical Recognition during the World Food Forum 2025!
16/10/2025

On 15 October 2025, during the World Food Forum (WFF), the Ministry of Agriculture’s Department of Agricultural Research Services at Chitedze Research...

Food Hero Rasoaniaviana Clarette
16/10/2025

Madagascar faces some of the highest rates of child malnutrition in the world and, in Mizilo, diets were once limited to basic meals like cassava...

Empowering diaspora networks to strengthen Uganda's resilience and drive growth in the agrifood sector
13/10/2025

The inaugural Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diaspora Convention, held on December 18–19, 2024, at the Commonwealth Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala, marked...

La FAO y actores regionales acuerdan hoja de ruta hacia 2030 para el empoderamiento de las mujeres rurales en América Latina y el Caribe
10/10/2025

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), junto a gobiernos, sociedad civil, sector privado, banca de desarrollo,...

FAO trained women fisherfolk on values formation with team building activities to strengthen women organizations in coastal municipalities of the Philippines
09/10/2025

During the months of January, June, July and August of 2025, FAO in collaboration with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Provincial...

Medio Ambiente y la FAO firman proyecto clave para enfrentar la degradación de tierras y fortalecer la resiliencia climática en República Dominicana
07/10/2025

El Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) formalizaron...

FAO supports youth and women entrepreneurs as drivers of agrifood systems transformation in Rwanda
07/10/2025

Youth and women entrepreneurs from across Rwanda completed a business incubation workshop last week under the FAO HASTEN project, gaining new skills...

Lesotho’s Young Agripreneurs Step Forward to Build a Sustainable Agrifood Future
01/10/2025

In September 2025, ten young entrepreneurs gathered in Maseru for a week-long business incubation workshop designed to strengthen their enterprises...

Gestion des pertes post-récolte et transformation des déchets alimentaires : le Sénégal s’inspire des bonnes pratiques en économie circulaire de la Côte d’Ivoire
01/10/2025

A cet effet, le bureau de la FAO au Sénégal, en collaboration avec ses partenaires institutionnels, a organisé cette mission en Côte d’Ivoire. Le choix...

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Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) Commits USD 4 Million to Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC)
26/09/2025

Qatar joined the Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in July 2024 with a contribution of USD 4 million,...

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FAO’s Flexible Voluntary Contribution hosts its 2025 Annual Partner Consultation
11/09/2025

Partners of FAO’s Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) senior management met for the 2025 Annual Partner...

FAO empowers small-scale fishers and traders through climate-smart post-harvest trainings in Namibia
10/09/2025

In support of Namibia’s efforts to build resilient, inclusive, and sustainable agri-food systems, FAO has strengthened its collaboration with small-scale...

AWFISHNET’S leadership handover sets ambitious targets for women’s empowerment in Africa’s small-scale fisheries
08/09/2025

Thanks to the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and in collaboration with the African Union Interafrican...

Youth-led Innovations Shine at Global AgriInno Challenge 2025
29/08/2025

The Global AgriInno Challenge (GAC) 2025, co-organized by FAO, Zhejiang University, and Pinduoduo, supported by the Foreign Economic Cooperation Center,...

The solution from within - Dimitra clubs help Zambian fishing villages transform their communities
26/08/2025

In the quiet, rural villages along the shores of Lake Tanganyika in northern Zambia, a silent but powerful change is unfolding, driven by the villagers...

Towards Sustainable Food Systems: Morocco Undertakes Deep Transformation
22/08/2025

Food systems are much more than simple agricultural production. They encompass all activities and actors that enable populations to be fed: from production...

Youth Powering the Future of Farming: Reboot the Earth Ethiopia and International Youth Day 2025
12/08/2025

As the world marks International Youth Day 2025 today, Ethiopia offers a powerful example of what young people can achieve. Just days ago, on August...