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After more than two decades of increasing collaboration FAO and China established in 2009 the FAO–China South–South Cooperation Programme, with a trust fund of USD 80 million provided by China. Highlighting the voices of beneficiary farmers and smallholders, as well as FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, this video demonstrates the grassroots impact of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme over the last ten years. Farmers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mongolia and Uganda share their experiences with the Programme, describing how it has improved their production, nutrition, environment, and overall life and livelihood.  Key results of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme:  • More...

Aburi [Ghana] – Africa’s food market is estimated to grow to $1 trillion USD by 2030 and it needs the catalytic intervention of the private sector to bring it to fruition. In order to achieve and surpass this growth, all actors in the agribusiness space must play their part. An indispensable actor is the private sector. This growth potential, coupled with the recently signed Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), with a combined Gross Domestic Product of more than US$3.4 trillion, provides new opportunities for consumer and business spending, led by a vibrant private sector. The...

Djibouti – Food insecurity and malnutrition will continue to hamper economic development and people’s wellbeing, unless national governments take brave measures to unravel the predicament, said parliamentarians, drawn from 10 Eastern Africa nations.  In their 3rd Annual General Assembly, held from 8 to 10 March 2020 in Djibouti, members of the Eastern Africa Parliamentarian Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (EAPA - FSN), underlined that now was the critical time to enact and enforce laws on food security and nutrition. They noted ensuring the allocation of an adequate share of national budgets for agricultural development and food security programmes is a...

Bangui - Bureau de l’Alliance Parlementaire de la République Centrafricaine pour la Sécurité Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle (APRCA-SAN), cadre normatif et plan d’action. La FAO en collaboration avec les autres agences du Système des Nations Unies et le Réseau des Alliances Parlementaires d’Afrique Centrale pour la Sécurité Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle (RAPACSAN), a organisé une journée de sensibilisation sur la Sécurité Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle afin d’amener la communauté parlementaire de la RCA, et ce conformément à la déclaration des parlementaires de la sous-région Afrique Centrale lors du forum de Brazzaville en Novembre 2019, à mettre en place son alliance parlementaire pour la sécurité alimentaire...

Le Comité de direction du Fonds vert pour le climat a approuvé ce jour le financement à hauteur de 119 millions de dollars d'un projet co-élaboré avec la FAO, destiné à renforcer la résilience au changement climatique des communautés rurales vulnérables à Cuba. La contribution du Fonds vert pour le climat s'élèvera à 38,2 millions de dollars et le Gouvernement...