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Technical Cooperation Programme

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 

2 321

Projects Completed (USD519 Million)

8.8 Billion USD

Resources Mobilized

940 774

Beneficiary Households

2 162 894

Non-Government Staff Trained

153 190

Government Staff Trained

4 210

Outreach Products Created

7 579

Technical Products Delivered

6 278

Technical Facilities Upgraded

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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...

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.

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...

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 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...(more)

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Examples of completed projects
TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION OF SMALLHOLDER FARMS FOR ENHANCING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION, AND REDUCING DRUDGERY OF WOMEN AND YOUNG FARMERS
02/2022

Agricultural growth and productivity remain central to poverty reduction. This is particularly true in Nepal, where agriculture employs two-thirds of the labour force and provides almost one-third of the gross domestic product. Agricultural production is dominated by subsistence crop subsectors, with farms adopting a mixed farming system of crops, livestock, and agroforestry.

SUPPORT TO ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF YOUTH AND WOMEN FOR EMPLOYMENT IN AQUACULTURE
11/2019

The fisheries sector of the Gambia has long been dependent on both artisanal and industrial capture fisheries; however, productivity in this area is declining for a variety of reasons. The most notable of these are the weak enforcement of fisheries laws, the high fishing effort and climate change.

SUPPORT TO INCOME CREATION IN MONGOLIA (SECIM): IMPROVING LOCAL DAIRY PROCESSING THROUGH PROMOTING WOMEN
12/2019

Approximately 160 000 herder households in Mongolia process milk from horse, cow, yak, camel and goats in isolated homesteads when nomadic camps are set up.

SUPPORT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FALL ARMYWORM IN ZIMBABWE
09/2019

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is one of the most important pests of maize production worldwide. It is a highly polyphagous migratory species that can colonize over 80 different plant species from 26 families

Validation et dissémination de systèmes integrés d’aquaculture - agriculture (rizipisciculture et autres) à travers l’approche champs-écoles des producteurs
05/2019

La Guinée-Bissau est l’un des pays les plus pauvres du monde. Réduit à une agriculture de subsistance malgré d’importantes ressources naturelles, il n’arrive pas à couvrir les besoins de sa population et se retrouve ainsi dépendant des importations. Des systèmes d’élevage de poisson intégrés à l‘agriculture...