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Technical Cooperation Programme

50 Years of TCP

Delivering results, Catalyzing change

The Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) was created to enable FAO to make its know-how and technical expertise available to member countries upon request. TCP projects are subject to approval criteria that ensure relevance and sustainability of the assistance provided, while catalyzing results towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. 

TCP Results since 2018

An updated monthly record of individual results from TCP Projects. For information on how the results are collected see TCP Results & Indicators 

Technical Products Delivered
Technical Facilities Upgraded
Outreach Products Created
Government Staff Trained
Non-Gov Staff Trained
Beneficiary Families
Resources Mobilized USD
Completed Projects
TCP Highlights
INFOCUS
CHANGEMAKERS
TCP and Strategic Alignment

TCP funded interventions are the most frequent project type in FAO. Around 40 percent of all projects approved in a year are TCP funded, and in many countries, TCP constitutes a major part of the field programme.  

TCP as a Catalyst

By design, TCP projects are meant to complement ongoing programmes/activities. Given its scope, standalone use would unlikely be sustainable or effective.  Emphasis is on complementing ongoing high priority...

Changemakers

A series on how TCP funding leads to noteworthy change, and the people who make it happen

TCP and SIDS

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are a group of low-lying island nations that are home to approximately 65 million people. Climate change, natural disasters and the distance from global markets make these nations particularly vulnerable.

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TCP Evaluation 2020 - Five Years Later

FAO welcomed the independent Evaluation of the Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) which presented its report to Governing Bodies in late 2020.

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Results and Indicators

About 700 to 800 TCP projects are approved every biennium and more than 1 000 TCPs can be operational at the same time. The challenge to systematically monitor and document how the TCP delivers for Member Countries has been taken up since 2018. 

TCP and Emergencies

Emergency TCP projects support both anticipatory action and immediate responses to disasters and early rehabilitation measures through the timely delivery of essential agricultural inputs, services and training...(more)

TCP and Fall Armyworm

Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a dangerous transboundary insect with a high potential to spread Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a dangerous transboundary insect with a high potential to spread rapidly due to its natural distribution capacity...

TCP and Covid 19

FAO's comprehensive and holistic COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme is designed to proactively and sustainably address the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic. In line with the UN approach to “build back better,” and in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals...(more)

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Examples of completed projects
Identificación y fomento de inversiones para la recuperación económica post Covid-19 y transformación agrícola en territorios Hand in Hand
01/2024

A causa de la pandemia del COVID-19, a partir de 2020 Ecuador se enfrentó a una importante crisis económica. Según cifras del Banco Central del Ecuador, para el segundo trimestre del 2020, el PIB mostró un decrecimiento del 12,4 % respecto al mismo período en el 2019.

Promoción del comercio para productos con identidad de marca y origen
01/2024

Bolivia reconoce a 36 pueblos y naciones indígenas originarias que ostentan sistemas tradicionales de producción de alimentos, característicos por el desarrollo de prácticas de uso no consuntivo como la recolección de productos del bosque, la realización de actividades agroecológicas, pecuarias y pesca, entre otros.

Emergency Response to Mitigate the Impact of One-Health Related Threats on the Most Vulnerable Persons in Rural Areas in China
11/2023

As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, inflation in China increased, particularly in the food sector, impacting significantly upon the cost of living for vulnerable households.

Technical Support for Institutional and Capacity Enhancement on Gender-Sensitive Fisheries Management and Conservation
06/2022

Fisheries are critically important for Cambodia. With about 32 percent of the country consisting of either permanent or seasonal wetlands, and 435 km of coastline along estuaries, bays and islands, fisheries make a large contribution to diet and livelihoods

Empowering rural women in Haiti: a step forward
02/2022

Rural women have an important role in the development of their communities. Their work at the level of groups, associations, farms, households and markets is increasingly essential and recognised by development partners.