FMM Resource Partner Consultation, June 2021: evaluation of the Mechanism and record growth
17/06/2021
On Tuesday, 8 June 2021, the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism held its first Resource Partners Consultation of the year. Resource Partners represented at the meeting included: Belgium, Flanders, France, Ireland, New...
A paradigm shift in development interventions through community engagement
24/06/2021
On Tuesday, 22 June 2021, the last webinar in the “Community Engagement Days” series, entitled "Community Engagement for Collective Action," was held via zoom. The series, which was organized by...
Gender, value chains and sustainable tourism in Small Island Developing States
01/07/2021
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) include some of the world’s most remote countries that share a similar set of challenges, including susceptibility to natural disasters, limited resources and dependence on...
Empowering Tunisian youth to invest in agri-food systems
14/07/2021
In an effort to foster inclusive territorial development and combat the high youth unemployment rates in Tunisia, FAO’s Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) launched a pioneering initiative in the country. As...
How rural radio has improved agricultural practices for Tanzanian farmers
19/08/2021
Radio programs give rural communities an opportunity for their voices to be heard
“I know that I am privileged to listen and follow different programmes aired through MVIWATA FM,” says Odilia Jiovin,...
Entrepreneurial skills to empower rural women in Cambodia
03/11/2021
Between 20 and 24 September 2021, a group of 20 government officials and extension practitioners in Cambodia attended a virtual Training of Trainers (ToT) on Women’s Empowerment Farmer Business School...
Reducing the gender gap in the fisheries sector for sustainable food systems in Small Island Developing States
29/11/2021
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) include some of the world’s most remote countries that share a similar set of challenges, including susceptibility to natural disasters, limited resources and dependence on...
The Importance of Flexible Funding in the Era of COVID-19
03/12/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is a painful reminder that things don’t always happen the way we want them to. The world has been experiencing a confluence of challenges and crises that...
Leveraging human rights to improve the life of family farmers
07/12/2021
Family farmers are needed for the transformation of agrifood systems. The facts speak for themselves: they produce over 80% of the food in the world and occupy up to 80% farmland,...
First-ever FAO digital field trip takes FMM Resource Partners on the ground
09/12/2021
On 9 December 2021, the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) launched FAO’s first-ever digital field trip targeted towards FMM Resource Partners - Belgium, Flanders, France, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,...
Farmers and forest producers from Tanzania urge the government to fight climate change impact
16/12/2021
In the first week of October 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Tanzania, organized a workshop for Farmers and Forest Producers Organizations (FFPOs) in Tanzania. This...
Annual meeting of FAO’s Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) discusses 2022-2025 phase
17/12/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Resource Partners today held talks on the next phase of the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM), an increasingly effective facility that allows the United...
FAO’s Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism welcomes eleventh Resource Partner: Australia
21/12/2021
On 25 November 2021, FAO and the Government of Australia signed a new USD 1 009 710 (equal to AUD 1 300 000) agreement to support the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM),...
Annual Strategic Dialogue of FAO’s Flexible Multi-partner Mechanism discusses 2022-2025 phase. Interest in FMM is growing, with New Zealand and Australia the latest Members to join
23/12/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Resource Partners held strategic discussions last Friday on the next phase of the Flexible Multi-partner Mechanism (FMM), FAO’s main...
Global Network of Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs launched in pilot countries
19/01/2022
The Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) recently funded a new Subprogramme on Global Network of Digital Agriculture Innovation Hubs. The Subprogramme aims to accelerate the development of digital innovation in the...
States spearhead the protection of the right to food of small-scale fisheries
31/01/2022
tates hold the primary responsibility for preventing and addressing business-related human rights abuses including against communities living off small-scale fisheries, FAO Right to Food Team underlined at the Business and...
New FAO project to advance digitalization of Ethiopia’s agriculture sector
25/02/2022
Stakeholders in Ethiopia have called for more investment in digital innovation to improve the productivity and digital transformation of the agriculture sector.
The call was made at the launch workshop for...
Shifting mindsets on gender for rural development, food security and nutrition in Cambodia
08/03/2022
On the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March, the Government of Cambodia and the FAO Representation in Cambodia have called for robust efforts against gender-based discrimination and...
Sustainable tourism for climate resilience and women’s empowerment in SIDS
22/03/2022
Experts and practitioners made the case to promote sustainable tourism across the Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) and empower women at a virtual event on 16 March 2022 organized by...
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 instrument for flexible and less-earmarked voluntary resources...