Demand grows for home-grown solutions to Africa’s food security challenges
27/01/2022
Accra – Developing countries sharing solutions to many of the challenges they collectively face is a cost-efficient and effective path to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals – that was the…
FAO cooperation with Brazil in El Salvador supports the strengthening of school feeding through “Sustainable Schools”
17/01/2022
The Cantón San Isidro educational complex, located in the city of Izalco, El Salvador, significantly improved the diet and eating habits for approximately 1 500 students since 2014. Previously,…
South-South Cooperation: FAO signs key agreement with Chinese Government
12/01/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed an agreement with the Chinese Government officially launching Phase III of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC)…
South-South and Triangular Cooperation Guidelines for Action
07/01/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has embraced South-South and triangular cooperation (SSTC) as a key delivery modality to catalyse agricultural development, food…
Climate action after COP26: Gender responsiveness from local to global
23/12/2021
"On Monday, December 20, 2021, FAO’s Dryland Forestry team hosted the webinar “Climate action after COP26: Gender responsiveness from local to global” as part of the Forestry Technical Network (…
First-ever FAO digital field trip takes FMM Resource Partners on the ground
09/12/2021
On 9 December 2021, the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) launched FAO’s first-ever digital field trip targeted towards FMM Resource Partners - Belgium, Flanders, France, Italy, the…
South-South Cooperation project supports FAO’s global efforts against the desert locust
06/12/2021
The Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) is the most destructive migratory pest in the world. These ravenous eaters can consume food crops and forage…
Joining forces to support the United Republic of Tanzania’s rice sector
06/12/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, through the Tanzania…
Mexico and FAO promote training sessions on aquaculture and aquaponics for food security and climate resilience in Caribbean countries
02/12/2021
Mexico and FAO invite people engaged in aquaculture and aquaponics in the Caribbean to join the training session that will take place between November 10, 2021 and January 28, 2022.
FAO and China provide technical assistance to strengthen fruit value-chains in Sri Lanka
09/11/2021
A project to provide technical assistance to improve the production and commercialization of fruit value-chains in Sri Lanka has been launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the…