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24 Sep 2024
On 18 September 2024, FAO and Consumers International reaffirmed their long-standing partnership and shared interest in promoting more sustainable agrifood systems through a renewed partnership. A key focus of the agreement are consumption-related actions to improve food security and nutrition, promoting the realization of the right to adequate food, tackling pressing urban food challenges, and other interventions to catalyze the potential of consumers to contribute to agrifood systems transformation. The partnership will seek to contribute to the development and implementation of comprehensive food-based dietary guidelines, expected to serve as indispensable tools...
20 Sep 2024
When interconnected challenges require collective action, strategic partnerships – particularly with non-state actors (NSAs) – have become central to FAO’s efforts to transition to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems.  FAO works closely with a diverse array of actors – including civil society organizations (CSOs), cooperatives and producers’ organizations, parliamentarians, Indigenous Peoples, academia and research institutions. By fostering these relationships, FAO has expanded its reach and begun to catalyze innovative approaches and solutions that transcend traditional boundaries.   The Partnerships with Non-State Actors at FAO –...
10 Sep 2024
The FAO Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division presents a brief showcasing FAO’s partnership with the International Federation of Beekeeper's Associations Apimondia. 
09 Jul 2024
Rome, Italy – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Action Aid International (AAI) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to reinforce their collaboration in supporting family farming, advancing agroecology, and strengthening small-scale food producers’ organizations worldwide. The MoU was signed virtually on July 7, 2024, by FAO Deputy-Director General Elizabeth A. Bechdol and Action Aid Director ad interim of Global Political and Program Strategy David Archer.
18 Jun 2024
  The FAO Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division presents a brief showcasing FAO's partnership with the Asian Partnership for Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA). AsiaDHRRA has long been a partner of FAO, particularly active in the Asia and Pacific...
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