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07 Apr 2020
7 April 2020, Rome/Nanjing - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) have signed a partnership agreement which foresees joint efforts to support smallholder farmers through technological innovation. 
07 Apr 2020
Supporting smallholder farmers through technological innovation
Rome/Nanjing - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) have signed a partnership agreement which foresees joint efforts to support smallholder farmers through technological innovation.  The collaboration will focus on developing...
06 Apr 2020
An interview with MEP Paolo De Castro
Brussels - Mr Paolo De Castro is a Member of the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament’s Committee of Agriculture and Rural Development and Member of the European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition. The European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition brings together 28 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from different nationalities, political groups and parliamentary committees. Membership is open to all Members dedicated to achieving a world without hunger.
01 Apr 2020
The Parliamentary Front Against Hunger calls on countries to keep food production and supply chains alive and support the most vulnerable
Santiago de Chile - The Parliamentary Front against Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean today released an open letter calling not to neglect the fight against hunger and malnutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the text, the more than 500 parliamentarians who are part of this legislative network, which receives support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), stated that in Latin American and Caribbean countries "not everybody has the means to feed adequately in a quarantined state, "and called on countries to ensure that food production, processing and supply chains are kept alive". The full letter...
31 Mar 2020
Clôture des travaux de la 13e Réunion de l’Equipe Multidisciplinaire
Libreville – Les travaux de la 13ème Réunion de l'Equipe Multidisciplinaire du Bureau Sous-régional pour l'Afrique Centrale se sont achevés sur une note positive au terme de deux jours de concertation sur la thématique « Renforcer la résilience et la transformation des systèmes alimentaires face à la pandémie de COVID-19 et ses impacts sur la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle ».Cette rencontre sous-régionale entre la FAO et ses partenaires qui s’est tenue par visioconférence, a mobilisé plus de 150 participants, parmi lesquels six membres de Gouvernement et des Secrétaires Généraux des pays de la sous-région, des Représentants des Institutions...