18/03/2024 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), successfully concluded a capacity-building training for sustainable rice production in Morogoro, Tanzania. The training took place from February 29 to March 7, 2024, and saw the active participation of over 65 individuals, including researchers, agricultural extension officers, and smallholder rice farmers from various districts.

8/03/2024 Tanzania – Recognizing Indonesia’s valuable technical know-how and development experience in the agriculture sector over the years, which has benefited many countries in the Global South, FAO colleagues from the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division met with Indonesia counterparts in Tanzania to discuss ways to strengthen their collaborations.   In his visit to the Mkindo Farmer’s Agriculture and Rural Training Center (FARTC), Mr Kenya Konno, Programme Officer, South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division of FAO, acknowledged Indonesia’s South-South Cooperation long standing contributions in the agriculture sector to support Tanzania and neighboring African countries. He also stressed the importance of having the center...

Brasilia, March 8, 2024 - Family farmer Rita de Cássia Alves has been president of the AgroVerde Cooperative, located in Guapimirim, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, since 2021.

March 7, 2024 - Chile joined this week a group of 14 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean in the implementation of the Sustainable Schools methodology, created in 2012 by Brazil-FAO Cooperation and participating countries.

27/02/2024 Rome/London - The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened today, in London, the first meeting of key ACU member universities, science and research actors, to consider potential opportunities and approaches for pursuing a South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) Research Network (RESNET) project, within the context of evolving food systems transformation. The overall aim of the RESNET project is to form the world’s largest university network through South-South and Triangular Cooperation on agrifood systems transformation – connecting 600 universities from 100 countries across the globe working on selected themes impacting...