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FAO and Future Food Institute join efforts to develop capacities on food innovation and sustainable food systems
13/06/2019
Rome – FAO and the Future Food Institute (FFI) have joined forces to foster technological advances and encourage multi-stakeholder collaboration within the food production, food research and food policy sectors,...
Legal policy frameworks for improved food security and nutrition
13/06/2019
Rome - On the first day of the Future of Food Symposium, following a discussion on the role of academia as a key partner in achieving Zero Hunger, FAO and...
FAO and Texas A&M University System to continue partnership, focusing on building resilience and supporting sustainability
10/05/2019
Rome Building on years of successful partnership, FAO and Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) have agreed to continue in partnership for another five years, focusing on improving food security, livelihoods,...
Protecting mountain environments around the world
02/04/2019
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the University of Turin have agreed to continue collaboration to promote sustainable development in mountain regions. The partnership, which...
FAO and Moscow State University to cooperate closely within MoU framework
21/03/2019
27/02/2019
FAO and Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide a framework for cooperation in areas of common interest with a focus, on knowledge...
FAO and PRIMA Foundation: new partnership will promote innovation
19/02/2019
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Foundation for the Partnership on Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA Foundation), a network of research...
FAO and IFPRI Rising to the Challenge of Ending Hunger and Malnutrition
20/12/2018
Improving food security and nutrition is critical to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but the world is not on track to end hunger and malnutrition by 2030. All...
FAO and Kyoto University collaborate to hold the International Symposium on Food and Sustainability
23/11/2018
Kyoto University and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) collaborated to organize the International Symposium on Food and Sustainability, which was held in Kyoto on 29-30 October.
The Symposium gathered academia,...
Knowledge exchange on food security between FAO and LUISS University
01/10/2018
The Rome-based LUISS University and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) agreed to exchange knowledge and expertise for the training of future practitioners in food security.
A collaboration agreement was...
Students and Young Researchers’ Dialogue on Important Mediterranean Challenges
24/09/2018
The International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), together with the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (IMFA), the Centre for Mediterranean Integration (CMI)...
La FAO renforce le partenariat avec le Centre de Recherche Agricole pour le Développement International (CIRAD) au Gabon
19/07/2018
Contribuer à la gestion durable de la faune et au développement d’une agriculture plus durable et plus productive permettant de lutter contre la faim, la malnutrition et la pauvreté, sont...
New partnerships with French research institutions to boost food security and sustainable development
21/02/2018
On 16 February FAO and four major French research and education institutions - the Agriculture Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), the National Institute for Agriculture Research (INRA), the National Research...
In Review: FAO and CIRAD Celebrate Four Years of Partnership
05/12/2017
Looking back over the past four years of their successful partnership, FAO and Cirad are honoring this occasion through the co-publication of the Highlights of the FAO-Cirad partnership. This E-booklet...
Linking youth and rural communities in Africa
10/11/2017
The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Development in Agriculture (RUFORUM) has launched an initiative on “Community-based Field Attachments” to provide opportunities for postgraduate and doctoral students in agriculture sciences to...
FAO and the University of Lisbon: partnering to improve food security and nutrition
07/11/2017
On 2 November 2017 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the University of Lisbon signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration on improving food...