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01 Dec 2020
The FAO Brussels office met with His Excellency Mehmet Kemal Bozay, the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the European Union and his team to discuss the extensive collaboration between the Republic of Turkey, the European Union and the FAO.![In Papua New Guinea partnerships with local private sector promote more inclusive and sustainable cocoa production](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_cocoa.jpg)
30 Nov 2020
The European Union, FAO and Paradise Foods Ltd aim to improve opportunities for smallholder farmers in the cocoa sector
Port Moresby/Rome - As part of efforts to support smallholder farmers and create more inclusive agri-food value chains in Papua New Guinea, FAO implementing the European Union co-funded STREIT programme, has engaged the local private sector, partnering with Paradise Foods Ltd., the country's oldest national food manufacturing company.The new Memorandum of Understanding agreement signed today aims to promote more inclusive and sustainable cocoa production value chains and create income generation opportunities for smallholder farmers, through quality improvement, better market access and the development of product certification schemes."Engaging with the local private sector and linking them effectively...![Director-General praises FAO partners and invites them to scale up funding for agri-food systems transformation and sustainable agriculture](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_fmm-DG-Slot2-Multi-Partner-Final.jpg)
27 Nov 2020
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today thanked Members of the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM) for their financial support and invited them to strengthen their collaboration with the Organization to transform agri-food systems and build sustainable agriculture, particularly to fight the impacts![2020 International Seminar on Global Poverty Reduction Partnerships](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_YE_CIIC_IPRCC.png)
25 Nov 2020
The 2020 International Seminar on Global Poverty Reduction Partnerships was held in Longnan city, Gansu province, China, on Nov. 24. More than 100 participants from governments, academia, international organizations, NGOs, and the private sector attended the seminar. High-level representatives from the UN, officials from developing countries in Latin America and Africa attended the seminar online.![Strengthening phytosanitary capacity through FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_48995474132_668912e116_o.jpg)
24 Nov 2020
Rome, 24 November 2020 - Within the framework of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is implementing a global project to help developing contracting parties strengthen their phytosanitary capacity and implement the IPPC.
Developing phytosanitary capacity is at the core of the IPPC mandate, as well as one of the three key pillars of the new IPPC Strategic Framework 2020-2030.
With a contribution of over USD 2 million from the FAO-China SSC Programme, this joint global project aims at promoting international cooperation among participating countries and raising awareness of plant health at the...