This is a working group for the GEF-7 Drylands Impact Programme Partners to discuss and share views on good practices, innovations and lessons learnt from the GEF-7 Drylands Impact Programme
FAO seeks to mainstream SSTC at corporate and operational levels and is optimizing the impact and visibility of SSTC across the regions, sub-regions and countries, including through strengthening relationships with partners, towards achieving the SDGs. Close engagement with countries and regions, resource partners as well as with FAO streams/offices/centers, is critical for improving the SSTC modality mechanism.
Starting today and for the following two weeks, Panama will host Cuban specialists in coconut production, to exchange experiences and strengthen the capacities of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) and the Institute of Agricultural Research in Panama (IDIAP), within the context of pest and disease detection and integrated coconut crop management.
Cooperation between Panama and Cuba for the technological improvement of coconut production comes with technical backstopping and support from FAO.