South-South Cooperation is an excellent mechanism for developing countries to share knowledge and resources in solidarity, and to adapt experiences that have already worked well in one place for the benefit of others.

So they did Brazil and Lao PDR with regards to Contract Farming development, which can an attractive option [...]

This video tells the story of Tembani, an inspiring young Zimbabwean forestry officer who is battling against alien invasive pests that are threatening Eucalyptus trees and woodlots around the country. His work is being supported by FAO and the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF) through training in integrated pest management, [...]

Experts say that, in combating Fall Armyworm (FAW) infestations in sub-Saharan Africa, farmers should reduce as much as possible the use of chemical pesticides against which the harmful insects can build resistance, and also because the technique is neither economically nor environmentally sustainable and could present health risks.

Allowing the Fall [...]

A South-South Cooperation video that explains the value chain of rice production in Sub-Saharan Africa. A coverage of a meeting held to share knowledge exchange for the promotion of efficient rice Farming practices and value chains in Sub-Saharan Africa.

This video tells the story of Joyce, an inspiring and entrepreneurial Kenyan fish farmer who has overcome many challenges to develop a thriving Tilapia and Catfish farming business. FAO and the ASTF fund are supporting aquaculture programs in Kenya with [...]

Cuba’s Vice-minister for Agriculture, Julio Andres García Perez

Ivannia Quesada Villalobos, Vice-Minister for Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica

The 40th session of the FAO Conference hosted a side event on “China-FAO South-South Cooperation: promoting inclusive and sustainable development” .

Agenda

• Marcela Villarreal, OPC Director, chaired this side-event.   

• Opening remarks, by José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director General 

• Opening remarks, by H.E. Niu Dun, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of [...]

Remarks by Uruguay's Ambassador to Italy, Gastón Lasarte, on the occasion of the agreement signature.

The new agreement signed by FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva and Mongolia's agriculture minister Purev Sergelen aims to strengthen the South-South and Triangular Cooperation