Patrick Stover, Ph.D. is the focal point for the TAMUS partnership with FAO. Joined by a IHA/TAMUS delegation, Dr. Stover recently undertook a mission to the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva, the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture in Vienna and FAO headquarters in Rome. The mission allowed TAMUS and FAO to reflect on the many successes of the partnership since 2014 and exchange information on new programmes and initiatives to strengthen their common vision for sustainable agri-food systems that improve human, environmental, and economic health. FAO speaks with Dr. Stover:

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Department of International Development in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development at the University of Reading, UK, will continue to collaborate in the field of Communication for Development and Rural Communication Services. Starting during the International Year of Family Farming in 2014 and further growing within the context of the

Accra – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed a five-year partnership agreement with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA). The deal renews and formalizes the two organizations’ long collaboration. Working closely with each other for more than 20 years, FAO and FARA are now pursuing a more strategic and sustainable partnership to facilitate greater collaboration for improved production and productivity in Africa. “I am proud of what we have...

What active role can consumers play in shaping healthier and more sustainable food systems? And what are the implications for rethinking Mediterranean diets? This is the key question raised during a technical webinar organized by the SFS-MED Platform on 26 January 2023 to discuss the levers for food systems transformation. The SFS-MED Platform is a multi-stakeholder initiative for Sustainable Food Systems in the Mediterranean, a joint effort of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),...

"Universities in Africa have a crucial role to play in strengthening the capacities of African countries, enabling them to achieve their national development goals and ultimately contribute to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and agrifood systems transformations", said Justin Chisenga, FAO Capacity Development Office and Team Leader - Partnerships with Academia and Research Institutions at the 20th Principals and Deans Business Meeting, held on 15 December 2022, a side event at the 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) on the theme "Strengthening...