Officials from agriculture and commerce ministries from 15 Asia-Pacific countries met with trade experts in Beijing to seek ways to facilitate exports of SAPs promoted by the FAO’s One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative.

中国海南，2026年8月3日 — 来自非洲、亚洲、近东、拉丁美洲及加勒比地区等热带国家的40余名政府代表、技术专家及发展伙伴于8月3日至8日在中国海南齐聚一堂，参加联合国粮食及农业组织（粮农组织）“一国一品：特色农产品绿色发展全球行动”（“一国一品”倡议）框架下、由粮农组织—中国南南合作计划支持举办的特色农产品全球行动热带特色农产品全球技术研修班。

Growing high-quality mangoes is important, but farmers can earn more when they have access to processing, reliable buyers, and markets that value their products. Understanding what investors, processors, and consumers need is an important step toward creating more opportunities for farming communities.

The One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Secretariat gathered at FAO headquarters  to take stock of what the initiative has delivered for farmers and national value chains over the first half of the year, while mapping out a practical course for the months ahead and into 2027. 

Tbilisi, Georgia – Under the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Georgia hosted the official visit of Professor Yining Xia, Chief Chinese Expert from the Institute of Food Science and Technology of China from 24 to 26 June, with support from the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme. The mission aimed to advance the sustainable development of Georgia’s wine industry - the country’s designated Special Agricultural Product under the OCOP initiative.

Through the OCOP initiative, FAO and the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) trained over 170 farmers, nursery operators and technical specialists in sustainable ginger production and innovative seed propagation techniques. By promoting clean planting material, disease management and single bud technology, the initiative is strengthening the resilience, productivity and long-term competitiveness of Jamaica's ginger value chain.

Through the OCOP initiative, the Republic of Moldova has established three Farmer Field Schools that equip table grape producers with practical, field-based training to meet evolving market demands and EU quality standards. By strengthening good agricultural practices, post-harvest management and long-term local capacity, the initiative is improving export competitiveness, enhancing resilience across the value chain, and supporting more sustainable rural livelihoods.

Nepal’s OCOP National Task Force has mobilized key public and private stakeholders to drive immediate, practical actions—including production mapping and quality upgrades—to strengthen the large cardamom value chain through October 2026. By directly bridging critical supply chain and infrastructure gaps, this coordinated push will scale up global export readiness, secure premium market prices, and transform rural livelihoods. 

Lesotho is strengthening its national capacity to develop a more sustainable and productive potato sector through a series of technical exchanges, field visits and training events supported by FAO's One Country One Priroity Product (OCOP) initiative.

Potatoes are becoming increasingly important as countries face rising shocks to agrifood systems, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Director-General QU Dongyu said today during the main global observance of the International Day of Potato 2026, hosted by the Kingdom of Lesotho. 

在联合国粮食及农业组织（粮农组织）“一国一品”全球行动框架下，乌兹别克斯坦通过一系列有针对性的技术培训和田间实践活动，提升甜樱桃产业的可持续发展能力和韧性。相关活动由粮农组织-中国南南合作计划支持，并由中国政府提供资金支持。

在联合国粮食及农业组织（粮农组织）—中国南南合作计划支持下，“一国一品”全球行动正加快推进乌兹别克斯坦甜樱桃价值链发展，助力提升产业竞争力和农民生计。

Leaders and experts called for a strategic shift toward blended finance and public-private partnerships to transform national agricultural strategies into sustainable economic engines and accelerate agrifood system transformation across Europe and Central Asia. 

A delegation from the Kingdom of Lesotho has concluded a strategic study tour in Peru aimed at transforming its potato sector under the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative through innovation, knowledge exchange and international partnerships. Held from 2 to 9 May 2026, the mission brought together policymakers, researchers and farmer representatives from both countries to explore how Peru’s globally recognized potato innovations can be adapted to Lesotho’s agricultural context. 

Bringing together regional experts and institutions, the OCOP session during Asia-Pacific Food Forum showcased how science and innovation can strengthen Special Agricultural Products (SAPs), enhance market access, and support the FAO’s “Four Betters.” The session also featured insights on nutrition, trade, resilience, and emerging technologies, alongside the launch of OCOP Centres of Excellence to further accelerate transformation across the Asia-Pacific region.

FAO is stepping up efforts to develop the value chains of special agricultural products in Africa under the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative. These efforts are being reinforced through a global project supported by the FAO–China South-South Cooperation Programme, to help countries translate priority agricultural products into drivers of food security, rural livelihoods, and sustainable transformation of agrifood systems. 

联合国粮食及农业组织（粮农组织）正通过“一国一品”全球行动，加快推动非洲特色农产品价值链发展。作为该全球行动框架下的重要示范项目，在粮农组织—中国南南合作计划支持下，该项目进一步深化实施，助力各国将特色农产品打造成为保障粮食安全、改善农村生计和推动农业粮食体系可持续转型的重要引擎。

The first Asia-Pacific Food Forum (APFF) opened in Brunei Darussalam today, bringing together Ministers, development partners, financial institutions, private sector leaders, scientists, innovators, women farmers and youth to accelerate agrifood systems transformation across the region.

FAO’s One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative showcased how science and innovation is strengthening value chains of Special Agriculture Products, improving productivity, competitiveness, traceability, and market access.  

FAO organized the first Project Steering Committee meeting for the implementation of the OCOP global project supported by the FAO–China South-South Cooperation Programme. The meeting set out the strategic direction, governance framework, and operational priorities needed to move the project into full-scale implementation.