FAO launches new results reports together with Belgium and Sweden
04/12/2018
Yesterday, at FAO headquarters in Rome, the Organization launched two new reports, showcasing impact created around the world thanks to FAO’s collaboration...
Two new reports demonstrate the impact of FAO’s partnerships with Belgium and Sweden
03/12/2018
Today, FAO launched two new reports in time for the 160th session of the Council: (i) FAO + Belgium: Inclusive approaches to end hunger and...
FAO and Sweden further intensify their fruitful partnership to achieve global food and nutrition security
30/05/2018
The annual consultation meeting between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and FAO took place on Wednesday, 30...
Ethiopia’s youth find hope in agricultural entrepreneurship
25/05/2018
27-year-old Amiat Ahmed and her two-year-old son live with Amiat’s parents in the South Wollo Zone of Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Like many other young...
A successful model to engage Senegalese youth in agriculture
24/04/2018
Since 2015, FAO has been working to make Senegalese agri-food systems more youth-inclusive, through its Integrated Country Approach (ICA) for promoting...
Good governance propels FLR in Carood Watershed in Bohol, Philippines
26/03/2018
Forests are integral to providing environmental, social and economic services to the people in the Philippines. Alarmingly, forest cover declined from...
La FAO llama a facilitar empleo rural de jóvenes para frenar la migración
19/02/2018
Facilitar el empleo de los jóvenes en las áreas rurales puede frenar la migración a las ciudades y a otros países, señaló hoy la FAO, que destacó la...
ChispaRural: The digital platform for young rural talents in Guatemala
12/12/2017
On 10 October 2017, during the National Forum Change the Future of Migration: Young Rural Entrepreneurs, the Government of Guatemala and FAO's...
Uganda and FAO launch a new Strategy for Youth Employment in Agriculture
27/10/2017
On 26 October, the Government of Uganda, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, launched the National Strategy...
ICA Programme: Leveraging ICTs to promote decent youth employment
18/07/2017
A common feature of the country-level implementation of the FAO Integrated Country Approach (ICA) for promoting decent rural employment is...
2nd Forum on Decent Employment to promote rural youth entrepreneurship in Senegal
10/01/2017
In Senegal, the agricultural sector employs 70% of the working population. Overall, the demographic structure is particularly youthful,...
FAO uses unearmarked funding strategically
28/11/2016
The FMM is a funding mechanism for partners willing to contribute unearmarked funds or slightly earmarked funds. Created in 2010, the FMM is currently...
Bucking the trend by investing in traditional agriculture in the Cook Islands
28/06/2016
What led Tini Jack and her husband Gelling, a couple from the Cook Islands, give up comfort¬able government jobs with guaranteed salaries to plant staples?...
Senegal: A rural youth employment policy champion
24/05/2016
Thanks to the Integrated Country Approach (ICA) for promoting decent rural youth employment, Senegal will be among the first African countries...
ICA Programme: Promoting rural youth employment in Senegal and Uganda
16/03/2016
On Thursday, 3 March 2016, FAO staff and representatives from the governments of Senegal and Uganda gathered together in Rome to share first-hand experiences...
Community listeners’ clubs empower rural women and men
30/11/2015
Give women access to information and the possibility to communicate and they will change the world. That is the premise behind the FAO Dimitra community...
Reducing youth migration in Ethiopia and Tunisia
05/10/2015
FAO and the Government of Tunisia signed a partnership agreement which aims to reduce youth mobility caused by poverty, by implementing innovative policies...
Initiative with Ethiopia aims to boost opportunities for rural youth
16/07/2015
FAO and the government of Ethiopia signed a partnership agreement which aims to reduce youth mobility caused by poverty, through innovative policies...
New FAO funding mechanism makes its debut
29/11/2010
Sweden and the Netherlands today became the first resource partners to provide funds to FAO's new multipartner programme, a direct follow up to FAO...