02/12/2024, Muscat - A high-level delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), led by Mr. Anping Ye, Director of the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division (PST), concluded an official visit to Oman aimed at enhancing collaboration in the apiculture sector and exploring opportunities for agricultural innovation.

25/11/2024, Panama – Seventeen countries from Latin America and the Caribbean have officially joined the Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES) to strengthen public policies in this area. Belize, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, and Uruguay collectively represent approximately 81 million students who stand to benefit.

November 18, 2024, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Brazilian Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ABC/MRE), and Brazil’s Ministry of Social Development, Family and Fight Against Hunger (MDS) signed the project Strengthening the regional agenda of food systems for the urban-rural continuum in Latin America and the Caribbean. 

Huzhou/Xianju, China – The 2024 High-Level Training and Experience Sharing on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) concluded on November 10, following a week of in-depth knowledge exchange in Huzhou and Xianju, Zhejiang Province.

London, UK 11 November – Earlier today, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) convened a Policy Dialogue at ACU’s Headquarters in London. The event brought together leading academics from prominent universities in the UK, Europe and Africa along with public, INGOs and private sector representatives from the UK and the World Bank to discuss the urgent issue of climate change and its impacts on agri-food system transformation.  Discussions highlighted the critical role of agri-food system transformation in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Participants underscored that achieving meaningful progress on...