Noticias

24 May 2024 Nairobi, Kenya – Recognizing the importance of South-South and Triangular Cooperation, Indonesia is increasing its support in the agriculture sector of 14 African countries, namely Angola, Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. A capacity building training on climate-smart fisheries will take place this year to reinforce the countries’ knowledge and skills in these practices.   Indonesia’s first SSC activities can be traced back to the 1980’s, when the Coordinating Committee for International Technical Cooperation (CCITC) was...

23 May 2024, Kenya —  As a follow-up to last year’s scoping mission led by FAO’s South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division (PST) to Bangladesh concerning the PARTNER project, a delegation from the Ministry of Bangladesh, along with the FAO Representative and PST colleagues met in April in Nairobi, Kenya, to...

15/05/2024 Cabo Verde – Working under the One FAO unified vision, the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division (PST) and the Office of Communication (OCC) of FAO embarked on a joint mission to Cabo Verde, to shed light on the success stories of some of the key development actors benefitting from an FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) project in Cabo Verde. Boosting capacity development to support agrifood systems is vital to strengthen food and nutrition security.  This is especially true for Small Island Developing States such as Cabo Verde.  To this end, the FAO-China SSC project is supporting the Government of Cabo Verde in...

10/05/2024 Netherlands – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), The Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Saskatchewan University, the Ministry of Agriculture of Bangladesh and European Union, gathered this week in the WUR Campus, to discuss the future of agriculture in Bangladesh. A wide range of topics were discussed, such as agrifood systems transformation, sustainable development, boosting national productivity, improving supply chains, mechanization, training and capacity development. Agrifood systems transformation and rural development are vital topics aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Agenda 2030. As such, FAO’s South-South and Triangular Cooperation...

Antigua, Guatemala – To jointly address critical challenges related to food and nutritional security and place this topic at the top of national and international priorities, the "Ibero-American Political-Academic Dialogue #FoodFirst" was held from April 24 to 26 in Guatemala.   The event was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Spanish Cooperation (through AECID and FIIAPP), and the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID).   It also received the support of the President of the Republic of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo de León, and the participation of delegations from the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in Latin America and...