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FAO strengthens alliance with agricultural and food co-operatives worldwide
16/10/2013
FAO and the International Co-operatives Alliance (ICA)begin a new collaboration with the shared conviction that agricultural and food co-operatives must be central to any agricultural and rural development strategy. A...
FAO Director-General asks private sector to support anti-hunger trust fund
11/10/2013
Many of the companies that are here today are present in many countries. This is important because what you do locally against hunger can quickly become global", said FAO Director-General...
Civil society readies its voice
07/10/2013
Over 240 civil society representatives hailing from 175 countries across the world met today at FAO headquarters to begin their annual CSM Forum. During the next two days, these representatives...
FAO will cooperate with La Via Campesina, the largest movement of small food producers in the world
05/10/2013
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and General Coordinator of La Via Campesina Elizabeth Mpofu today formalized an institutional framework for the relationship between the two organizations and defined proposals...
Social technologies in Brazil: A new partnership for FAO
23/09/2013
During his recent visit to Latin America, José Graziano da Silva signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Fundação Banco do Brasil (FBB) . This new partnership utilizes both entities’ knowledge and skills,...