FAO and the Pan-African Farmers’ Organization (PAFO) have launched the first edition of the Youth Mentorship Programme, a joint pilot initiative designed to empower young African agricultural producers with the skills, knowledge and connections they need to lead inclusive agrifood systems transformation. Following a virtual orientation and pairing of mentors and mentees in late April, the structure, objectives and expectations of the programme were unveiled, marking the official start of an ambitious three-month journey that brings together 28 experienced mentors and 42 dynamic young mentees from across Africa. “Young farmers are not just...

Rome, Italy. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS) have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to enhance international cooperation and academic exchange in support of sustainable consumption and production, in line with the One Health approach and FAO’s Strategic Framework 2022–31. The signatories were Dr Thanawat Tiensin, FAO Assistant Director-General and Director of the Animal Production and Health Division, and Dr Zhibin Zhang, ISZS Representative and Member of the Executive Committee. Through this collaboration, FAO and ISZS aim...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Vision International (WVI) have renewed their long-standing partnership by signing a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at FAO Headquarters in Rome. The agreement aims to address food insecurity, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture, with a particular focus on vulnerable children.   The renewed agreement builds on over a decade of collaboration between FAO and WVI, which has fostered shared knowledge and expertise in addressing food insecurity. Under this renewed partnership, both organizations will:

Rome — FAO and the European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), strengthening collaboration to scale up sustainable agricultural practices around the world. This strategic partnership, formalized in a signing ceremony at FAO headquarters in Rome, reflects a shared commitment to transforming agrifood systems and improving global food security, environmental sustainability and climate resilience. This partnership will extend beyond promoting conservation agriculture (CA) – an approach...

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...