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South-south Cooperation
19 Dec 2022
It has been a busy year for the Making Every Voice Count for Adaptive Management initiative: the last 12 months have seen the initiative expand its participatory approach to process documentation and development across 18 countries. As we begin to look towards 2023, MEV-CAM held a Forestry Technical Network webinar to reflect on the year’s progress, identify the best practices applied MEV-CAM countries and highlight the tools used to contribute to their impact at scale.
South-south Cooperation
16 Dec 2022
Training of government officials on rice mechanization in Tanzania, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Philippines
12-16 December 2022, Virtual - Government officials from two African countries, Tanzania and Côte d'Ivoire, and an Asian country, the Philippines, participated in a week-long international training session on formulating sustainable Agricultural Mechanization Strategies (AMS) and Mechanization Hire Services, relevant to rice value chains, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under the “Capacity Development and Experience sharing for Rice Value Chains through South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC)” project, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Republic of Korea (MAFRA).
Agricultural mechanization generally refers to the application of tools, powered equipment and machinery...
Parliamentary alliances
08 Dec 2022
The Pan-African Parliament adopts the Model Law on Food and Nutrition Security in Africa with the support of FAO
08 December 2022, Addis Ababa - The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has adopted the Model Law on Food and Nutrition Security in Africa.
The adoption of this model law comes at an opportune time in the year 2022, the Year of Nutrition and Food Security, as declared by the African Union Assembly. With its conceptual roots in the African Union Agenda 2063 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the model law is...
Parliamentary alliances
07 Dec 2022
07/12/2022
Legisladoras y legisladores de la Asamblea Legislativa se unen para integrar un nuevo Frente Parlamentario contra el Hambre y la Malnutrición (FPHM), con el objetivo de incidir en los procesos de diálogo, debate y quehacer político que fortalezcan la seguridad alimentaria y al sector agropecuario, pesquero y rural nacional.
South-south Cooperation
05 Dec 2022
Study tour on building stronger agribusiness incubators and accelerators
5 December 2022, Dublin - A 27-member delegation from six African countries (Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe) spent five days in Ireland learning about Irish agribusiness incubation and entrepreneurial systems. Dr Janet Edeme, Head of Division for Rural Development at the African Union Commission, led the delegation from Africa, with Prof. Alex Ariho, CEO of the African Agribusiness Incubators Network (AAIN), representing the network of African incubators and accelerators.