19 December 2019; Tashkent– The FAO Turkey Partnership Programme (FTPP) gained momentum with another signature ceremony held between FAO and Uzbekistan at Tashkent last month.

04 December 2019; Baku – The Sixth Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture was held today in Baku.

The FAO-Turkey Partnership Programme on Food and Agriculture (FTPP II) gained momentum with the initiation of four projects at the end of 2019. Accordingly, FAO organized meetings with the FTPP Senior Focal Points and National Project Coordinators of the beneficiary countries to strengthen dialogue and collaboration. The first meeting was held in Baku, Azerbaijan on 3 December 2019. Viorel Gutu, the...

Khartoum – Countries in Eastern Africa have committed to restore over 3 000 hectares of degraded land this year. The pledge was made in Khartoum where experts and partners of countries supporting Africa’s Great Green Wall initiative discussed ways to boost land restoration in 2019.

14 March 2019; Antalya- The 3rd Steering Committee Meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization Regional Coordination Centre for Food Security (ECO-RCC) was held on 13–14 March 2019 in Antalya, Turkey, with the participation of the representatives of member countries. Established in 2012 in Ankara, the Centre is committed to enhancing cooperation and coordination among ECO member countries in the area of food...