Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC)

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...

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...

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...

African countries strengthen capacity on knowledge management to mainstream biodiversity in agrifood systems
06/08/2025

A regional workshop on Knowledge Management for Biodiversity (KM4B) brought together delegates from African countries from 21–24 July 2025 in Ethiopia...

FAO Kicks Off National Strategy for Ginger Under FAO-Led OCOP Initiative in Jamaica
28/07/2025

Jamaica has officially launched the implementation of the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative with a national workshop aimed at revitalizing...

Youth Food Lab Nepal launches Agrifood Incubation Programme
23/07/2025

On 4 July 2025, the Youth Food Lab (YFL) Nepal officially launched its 2025 Agrifood Incubation Programme with a virtual kick-off...

Morocco strengthens the transformation of its food systems with the 2nd meeting of the CNTSA
22/07/2025

Morocco remains committed to transforming its food systems in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. In this context, the...

Banking on themselves: Tanzanian women transform their fisheries businesses with community savings
24/06/2025

The United Republic of Tanzania’s Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries in close cooperation with FAO implemented the project “Creating an enabling environment...