FAO DIMITRA Clubs Leaders exchange about achievements in Uganda
10/07/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its partner Amot Farmers Development Association Ltd (AFDAS) in Amolatar District,...
Quantifying the compromise
06/06/2023
An FAO-led pioneering approach that combines modelling with analyses provides an innovative array of policy mixes for decision-makers on agrifood systems...
Digital village hubs can transform quality of life in rural Europe and Central Asia
18/05/2023
In 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) launched the global Digital Villages Initiative to promote digital innovations...
Finally resuming post-pandemic field trips
15/05/2023
Kampala, Uganda – “Uganda is Africa in miniature” said Susan Ngongi Namondo, UN Resident Coordinator, at the wrap up of the Flexible Voluntary...
Witnessing the impact of flexible funding in Africa
05/05/2023
The FVC Resource Partners' Field Trip, co-organized by the FAO Representation in Uganda and the Secretariat of the FVC, allowed resource partners to...
The Government of Norway Renews its Support to FAO’s Flexible Voluntary Contribution, with 180 million Norwegian Krone.
14/02/2023
Uganda - Drying racks provided by the project helped improve the processing and the quality of silverfish, making them available for human consumption...
The Government of Sweden renews its Support to FAO’s Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC), with 173 million Swedish Krona.
14/02/2023
Loi Angela Kitamirike in Kawempe Division, Uganda, runs a diaspora-led farming enterprise to support food security and rural development. At her farm,...
Flexible Voluntary Contribution funds support countries to enhance climate actions in the livestock sector
09/02/2023
Sustainable livestock systems can be a major player in the fight against climate change, poverty and food insecurity. By addressing climate change in...
Returning to make rural areas in Tunisia flourish
10/11/2022
Like many young people in Tunisia, Mohamed hit a crossroads when his family lost their livelihood. He migrated to the capital city to make money, but...
Improving the Governance of pastoral lands in Mauritania
10/11/2022
This story was produced thanks to activities implemented under the Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC): "Leveraging global instruments and knowledge...
The Government of Flanders (Belgium) renews its support to FAO’s Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) with a donation of EUR 3 million over three years.
08/09/2022
The Government of Flanders (Belgium) has just contributed EUR 3 million with the signing of a new agreement with the Food and Agriculture...
The Government of the Netherlands bolsters FAO’s Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) with a donation of USD 4.5 million over three years (2023-2025).
08/09/2022
The Government of the Netherlands has contributed USD 4.5 million for the new phase (2022-2025) of the Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC). The Netherlands was...
FMM Resource Partner Consultation: evaluation of achievements as the FMM continues to build momentum
29/06/2022
On Monday, 27 June 2022, the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism held its first Resource Partner Consultation of the year. Resource...
FMM funds help southern Africa to scale up Conservation Agriculture
22/06/2022
Photo Credit: ©FAO 16 June 2022 – Climate change and non-resilient agricultural production systems have resulted in an increase...
FAO project improves Home-Grown School Feeding in four countries
15/06/2022
Photo Credit: ©FAO FAO, Government and local stakeholders in Ethiopia are working towards strengthening the linkages between school feeding programmes...
FMM funds contribute to strengthen national statistical systems in Armenia, Cambodia, Georgia, Nepal, Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda.
10/06/2022
© FAO Critical gaps in the production, availability and use of high-quality agricultural data pose a major challenge across developing regions,...
FMM’s Sustainable development of food systems helps governance innovations
31/05/2022
Picture of the 1st workshop in April 21 which started the whole subprogramme, co-organized by FAO, UNEP and UNDP under the umbrella of the OnePlanet...
FAO’s work on measuring and monitoring the Mountain Green Cover Index acknowledged and recognised internationally
30/05/2022
Mountain landscape in Barskoon, Kyrgyzstan.© FAO/Mirbek Kadraliev As the custodian agency for 21 indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),...
International policy tools based on human rights help countries to create a sustainable blue economy, says FAO
06/05/2022
5 May 2022, Tunis/Rome - Global normative instruments can strengthen stakeholders’ capacities in building a sustainable blue economy, FAO said...
New and renewed flexible commitments for greater results
28/03/2022
The past four years marked a time of growth in commitments and contributions to FAO’s Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM), the main pooled funding...