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Private Sector
09 Apr 2015
Pierre van Hedel reviews progress made in joint projects in Africa
Since the agreement between FAO and Rabobank Foundation was signed in 2013, the two organizations have made great progress in joint programs in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. The cooperation is based on the complementarity of the two organizations. Where FAO has extensive knowledge and experience in agricultural development, the Foundation can provide loans to help small-scale farmers access finances from existing financial institutions in their countries. It can also provide a track record for potential future financing by financial institutions. In addition, both FAO and the Rabobank Foundation have experience in providing capacity building in areas related to their...
Partnerships
02 Mar 2015
В соответствии с соглашением, на цели обмена опытом и знаниями, полученными в результате работы более чем на 90 объектах сельскохозяйственного наследия во всем мире, будет выделено 2 миллиона долларов США
ФАО и Китайская Народная Республика договорились об укреплении сотрудничества в области охраны объектов сельскохозяйственного наследия, к числу которых относятся, например, красивейшие рисовые террасы Хунхэ-Хани в китайской провинции Юньнань.   Недавно партнеры подписали новый Меморандум о взаимопонимании (МоВ) – Об активизации усилий по реализации Инициативы по развитию систем сельскохозяйственного наследия мирового значения (ГИАХС) путем расширения потенциала в рамках Сотрудничества по линии Юг-Юг (СЮЮ).  
Cooperatives
25 Feb 2015
A cooperative of women in Ethiopia is set to reach the international market thanks to a partnership between Italian gourmet food store Eataly and FAO. The two joined forces in 2013 to support family farmers around the globe in boosting their production and finding ways to reach new overseas customers. The work with the women's cooperative is one example of this collaboration.
Private Sector
25 Feb 2015
Cactus pear marmalade to join more traditional jams on Italian shelves
A cooperative of women in Ethiopia is set to reach the international market thanks to a partnership between Italian gourmet food store Eataly and FAO. The two joined forces in 2013 to support family farmers around the globe in boosting their production and finding ways to reach new overseas customers. The work with the women's cooperative is one example of this collaboration.For a few years Tsega Gebrekidan...
Private Sector
18 Feb 2015
Funds will flow to FAO’s new private sector trust fund, partnership includes projects in Africa
For the next three years, Swedish lighting company Aura Light will donate 1 percent of its revenues on all sustainable lighting installation and products sold in southern European retail outlets to the global effort to eliminate hunger. Aura Light International CEO Martin Malmros and FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today signed a partnership agreement that will channel a portion of the company’s sales in Italy, Spain, Greece and Portugal to FAO, where they will support specific projects related to energy efficiency, renewable energy, food security and sustainability. “Sustainability and social responsibility comes naturally to us, so I am very proud to...