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![Ghana will share knowledge with neighboring countries to reduce rural poverty](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_GhanaSP3Workshop2017_LEAP programme.jpg)
South-south Cooperation
28 Aug 2017
FAO facilitates knowledge exchange through South-South Cooperation schemes
Accra, 28 August 2017 – FAO and Ghana have created a knowledge exchange platform (KEP) for reducing rural poverty to share the national knowledge on rural poverty reduction (programmes and initiatives) with neighbouring countries through South-South Cooperation (SSC) schemes.
Ghana has recently made great progress in reducing rural poverty and looks forward to share some of their successful experiences that could benefit neighbour countries facing similar challenges as those they have recently overcome.
“Solutions that work best in one southern country are of greater possibility of working well in another,” said Dr Abebe Haile Gabriel, Deputy Regional Representative for Africa and FAO...![FAO and UNICEF partner to show how social protection can end extreme poverty](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_pic_FAO-UNICEF.jpg)
Resource Partners
24 Aug 2017
The two UN Organizations join forces to prove common perceptions on cash transfers are wrong, showing how social protection can help achieve SDG1 and SDG2.
FAO and UNICEF are strengthening their partnership to promote the expansion of social protection as one pathway out of poverty. A new joint study refutes some of the misperceptions and criticisms around cash transfers in the context of sub-Saharan Africa, the region currently home for three quarters of world’s extreme-poor. These myths include: “cash is wasted on alcohol and tobacco”, “transfers are just hand-outs”, “cash creates dependency”, “transfers lead to negative economic...![Syrian refugees host communities acquire work skills in agriculture](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_medium_17aug.jpg)
Resource Partners
17 Aug 2017
A new FAO project targets Syrian refugees and host communities in Turkey, for development of vocational skills in the agriculture sector. The aim is to provide employment opportunities for some 900 people in five provinces of Southern Turkey: Adana, Gaziantep, Isparta, Mersin and Sanliurfa.
With a budget of US$ 1.7 million, the project is financed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with Turkey’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock as lead executing partner and FAO as implementing agency.![FAO engages stakeholders in South-South Cooperation approach to boost rice production in Africa](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_2_Fil RIz (4).jpg)
South-south Cooperation
10 Aug 2017
![FAO partners with Libya to boost the country’s national capacities in the agricultural sector](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_IMG_2426.jpg)
Resource Partners
10 Aug 2017
The Government of Libya has signed a USD 3.5 million agreement with FAO to strengthen its technical and functional national capacities in agriculture. The project aims to build capacities and to ensure more efficient and effective governmental agricultural support services to achieve greater synergies and impacts.
After hydrocarbons, agriculture is the second most important sector in Libya’s economy. However, the socio-economic and environmental settings in which the agricultural sector operates present a number of challenges, such as low productivity and climate conditions, characterized by little and fluctuating rainfall, limited water resources and poor irrigation systems.
“Libya has recognized the fundamental role of...![FAO and Australian government continue efforts to improve food security in Balochistan](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_AusABBA II_pict.jpg)
Resource Partners
09 Aug 2017
A range of problems in the agriculture sector in South Western border districts of Balochistan will be addressed simultaneously capturing some specific opportunities in the agriculture sector through the Australia Balochistan Agri-business Programme-Phase Two (AusABBA II) .Resource Partners
25 Jul 2017
Events in Ankara today and tomorrow kick off the second phase of a successful partnership between Turkey and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). High-level participation from numerous countries reflects the partnership’s international significance.![Experts recommend minimum use of pesticides to control the Fall Armyworm in Africa](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_PO_ZAF_20170301_0002.jpg)
South-south Cooperation
20 Jul 2017
Use of biological controls such as the insects’ natural enemies, is strongly urged
![Mozambique World Bank FAO sign agreement to grow forest sector reform](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_88c9f60fd9.jpg)
Resource Partners
11 Jul 2017
Multi-year project will contribute to Sustainable Development Goals
The Government of Mozambique, the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have announced a new project that will strengthen sustainable forest management and contribute to Mozambique achieving Sustainable Development Goal 15 on forests. The $6 million project is part of the World Bank-funded $47 million Mozambique Forest Investment Project. The project aims to stem the rapid pace of deforestation and support investment in the forest sector while creating new income and livelihood opportunities from sustainable forest management for rural communities.![Haiti takes a decisive step by creating its Parliamentary Front against Hunger](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_haiti.jpg)
Parliamentary alliances
10 Jul 2017
It is the first French-speaking country in the world to have this legislative structure, fundamental to strengthening the right to food.
The creation of Haiti's Parliamentary Front against Hunger is a fundamental step towards implementing measures to ensure the right to adequate food, FAO said today. On Tuesday, July 4th, Haiti’s House of Representatives approved the resolution that officially creates the country’s Parliamentary Front against hunger, a key legislative space to promote food security laws."The role of the legislature is indispensable because of its ability to formulate laws and allocate public resources for the implementation of agricultural and food security policies, backing strategies and programs throughout the country," said Natanael Hishamunda, FAO’s Representative in Haiti.
With this great step forward, Haiti...