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The UNFCCC 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27), held in Sharm el-Sheik in November, was a source of great pride for FAO’s WeCaN team, as we saw so many of our members getting the chance to represent civil society and make their voices heard on the international stage. Now that the event is over and we’ve all had a chance to get our bearings, we wanted to bring our representatives together to discuss: what was achieved? And what challenges do we need to push  our agenda?  That was exactly the aim of FAO’s Forestry Technical Network (FTN) webinar held on 1st...

24 November 2022, Muscat - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Oman, represented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources, an agreement to implement the strategic partnership program under the South-South and triangular cooperation modality.to boost the transformation of agrifood systems, improve food security and support the global efforts towards the 2030 Sustainable Agenda. 

23/11/2022 China / Nigeria — A USD 350,000 contribution from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will help to improve plant pest management through the use of Early Warning Systems (EWS) in Nigeria. This work will be carried out through FAO’s South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) platform. Agriculture is a key activity for Nigeria’s economy and provides livelihoods for many Nigerians. Crop production remains the largest subsector, but plant diseases and pests cause huge yield losses and pose a major threat to food security.

16/11/2022 Chengdu, China/Rome - A highly successful South-South Cooperation (SSC) project between China and Uganda, supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), moved towards its latest stage today as a Chinese expert team prepared to deploy to Uganda to provide technical support for implementation of Phase III, which is now being launched.

15 November 2022, St. Catherine, Jamaica, As the intensifying impacts of climate change continue to threaten water and food security in Jamaica, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Government of Mexico and Government of Jamaica are taking steps to ensure farmers have the tools and expertise to be climate- resilient.