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![FAO and AFU signed MoU to strengthen agriculture research and development](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_2_Rosana.jpg)
18 Jun 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) in Nepal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This collaboration aims to leverage the expertise, knowledge, networks, and resources of respective organizations to enhance agricultural productivity, uplift farmers and farming communities, address climate action in agriculture and contribute to agrifood systems transformation and food security and nutrition in Nepal. Through research, knowledge development and exchange, provision of technical expertise, and capacity development of young professionals...![FAO and the University of Galway formalize their collaboration in support of SDGs](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_Qu.png)
08 Jun 2024
Galway. Dr QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General, visited the University of Galway (UoG), one of Ireland’s top-rated universities for education and commitment to sustainable development.
Founded in 1845, the University holds growing international prestige for the quality of its teaching and the global impact of its research, especially on issues of sustainability.
The Ryan Institute Research Centre at the University of Galway, with postgraduate students of Agriculture,...![FAO and the Polytechnic University of Madrid agree to promote joint work in agricultural development food security and environmental sustainability](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_UPM.jpg)
05 Jun 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance joint work. FAO's Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mario Lubetkin, and the Rector of the UPM, Guillermo Cisneros, signed the agreement in a ceremony held at the Rectorate UPM-Campus Ciudad Universitaria.
![During Cornell University visit QU Dongyu emphasizes the important role of young people in agrifood system transformation](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_Cornell.jpg)
09 May 2024
Ithaca, New York - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu visited Cornell University and its food and agriculture research hub, Cornell AgriTech – a place where science, innovation and agrifood system transformation meets.
Qu was introduced to the Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and within it, the various departments dedicated to the study of agricultural sciences. Faculty members from programs such as the School of Integrative Plant Science, Department...![MoU to boost the FAO One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative in Asia-Pacific](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_ASIA.png)
19 Feb 2024
FAO and China’s oldest land and environmental research institute signed an agreement today to harness an innovative geographical and environmental traceability tool that will link consumers and growers of special agricultural products (SAPs) to promote their unique qualities and cultural importance.