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12 Nov 2019
12 November 2019, Sao Paulo, Brazil – The Brazil Africa Forum officially opened its 7th edition today in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The two-day event is a platform for 300 representatives from governments, private sector, academia, potential investors and other relevant stakeholders to meet and exchange knowledge and experiences.
This year’s key theme is Food Security: Path to Economic Growth. The aim is to bring together relevant stakeholders to devise operative plans, which are economically feasible and that respect both the environment and are socially fair. Agriculture and rural technology development are key components to achieve these objectives.
Speaking on a panel on...
11 Nov 2019
Brasília, 11 de noviembre del 2019 - El semiárido del nordeste brasileño y el Corredor-Seco Centroamericano se encuentran entre las regiones más secas del planeta y tienen muchas características en común. Para promover el intercambio de experiencias entre Brasil y América Central, el Programa de Cooperación Internacional Brasil-FAO llevará a las delegaciones de Guatemala, El Salvador y Honduras a la ciudad de Petrolina, Pernambuco (nordeste de Brasil), del 19 al 26 de noviembre, para una misión técnica.
07 Nov 2019
Rabat - One year on from the first Global Parliamentary Summit Against Hunger and Malnutrition, parliamentarians from around the world gathered in Morocco for an international seminar on Parliaments and Food Security Challenges. The event, held over three days in the capital of Rabat, was organized by the Association of Senates, Shoora and Equivalent Councils in Africa and the Arab World (ASSECAA) in partnership with FAO, and hosted by the House of Councilors of the Kingdom of Morocco.
The seminar drew participants from a range of government institutions and parliamentary bodies across Africa, the Near East, Latin America...
06 Nov 2019
FAO stresses the need to explore new ways to make technologies and innovation affordable and accessible to all
Rome - It is fundamental to support smallholder and family farmers by enhancing their access to innovation for sustainable food systems and to foster sustainable development, FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said today. He made the remarks during a discussion on Enhancing access to innovation in agriculture to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at FAO headquarters in Rome.
"Innovation in agriculture is a way to enhance...
05 Nov 2019
An innovative partnership for global challenges
The latest FAO + Switzerland partnership report shows the catalytic achievements and innovative solutions of FAO’s collaboration with one of our strongest partners.
24 Oct 2019
Second annual report stresses the need for continued investments and partnerships to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and deliver a resounding impact on the ground
The second edition of FAO’s resource mobilization annual report, Resources, Partnerships, Impact – 2019, seeks to communicate, in a transparent and accountable way, who FAO is, what we do, and how we work with diverse United Nations and other partners to achieve...
23 Oct 2019
Today the EU, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) signed a €40 million, five-year programme (FISH4ACP) to boost the development of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
23 Oct 2019
2019 marks the Tenth Anniversary of the establishment of the FAO-China SSC Programme. FAO is organizing a 3-day event in Kampala, Uganda, from 25-27 November 2019, to commemorate this anniversary and celebrate its main achievements.
Officials and experts from all over the world will gather to discuss results, innovations, impacts and lessons learned from the first 10 years of the FAO-China SSC Programme and define a new vision/approach for the future.
The digitalization of agriculture and the proposal of agricultural solutions through digital platforms are two of the innovations that will be discussed at the event, during a series of interactive panel...
23 Oct 2019
Partnership will contribute to making supply chains for healthy fresh produce efficient and equitable
Rome - FAO and the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) have agreed to renew and strengthen their partnership with an eye to globally reducing food loss and waste and assure supplies of healthy and fresh food in an increasingly urbanized world.
The WUWM is a non-profit association representing more than 160 wholesale...
21 Oct 2019
Durante la conmemoración del Día Mundial de la Alimentación, 80 participantes en intercambio de conocimientos se pronuncian por impulsar el consumo y dar valor agregado a productos de la pequeña agricultura.
Ciudad de México. Treinta organizaciones de productores forestales y agrícolas de Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Filipinas, Ghana, Guatemala, Kenia, México, Nicaragua y Togo, quienes de manera colectiva representan alrededor de 725 mil productores, se reunieron en Cuetzalan, Puebla, México, del 8 al 16 de octubre en el Intercambio La Canasta de Productos: Hacia cadenas de valor inclusivas de sistemas agroforestales y ancestrales.