17/11/2023 Ankara – An innovative project launched by FAO-Türkiye’s Partnership Programme on Food and Agriculture (FTPP II) in Borno State, on 6 November, is set to transform agriculture in the arid regions of Nigeria. The project “Support to the diversification and sustainable crop production intensification for smallholder farmers in the drylands of Borno State” aims to build the capacity of farmers and agriculturalists to diversify cropping systems and to promote...

MEDIA ADVISORY Brasilia, Brazil, November 6, 2023 - With the aim of presenting the results and impacts of the 14-year international cooperation in school feeding for Latin America and the Caribbean between the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), the National Fund for Educational Development (FNDE), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the international event "School Feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean: History and Perspectives" will take place...

On the sidelines of the World Food Forum and FAO’s Committee on Food Security, Mr Anping Ye, Director of the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division (PST), of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and his team, met with both longstanding and new South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) partners, to further disseminate FAO’s work in SSTC. Recognizing the valuable work carried out by the International Center for Bio Saline Agriculture (ICBA),United Arab Emirates, a discussion was undertaken...

Rome - Making data, information, knowledge, investment and innovation available for all, especially for Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), will be a game changer in transforming global agrifood systems to make them more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable.

The FAO Science and Innovation Forum (SIF) 2023 under the theme of “Science and Innovation for Climate Action” will focus on promoting discussions on specific and concrete actions to harness science and innovation on climate action for agrifood systems transformation. Session: Enabling Research, Science, and Innovation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICS) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) WHEN: 19 October 2023|11:00 - 12:30 (CEST) Rome time (Hybrid event) This session shares experiences and insights on facilitating access to science, research, and innovation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Small Island Developing States to strengthen capabilities in climate change adaptation, mitigation,...