Brasilia, Brazil, April 3, 2024 - It is estimated that around 10.5 million people live in the Central American Dry Corridor, with approximately 50% of this population living in poverty.

Brasília, Brazil, March 26, 2024 - More than 100 professionals linked to school feeding programmes (SFP) from 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean participated on March 21 in an online exchange of experiences on mechanisms to strengthen public procurement in school feeding.

22 March 2024 Freetown -The Government of Sierra Leone and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have today signed an agreement through a Unilateral Trust Fund (UTF) that marks a pivotal step towards transforming the rice sector in the country. The UTF funding modality allows developing and middle-income countries to benefit from FAO’s technical expertise through funds provided by the beneficiary countries themselves, either from national resources or from the proceeds of loans, credits and grants made available by international financial institutions (IFIs) or bilateral resource partners.

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...