Noticias

Brussels - Mr Paolo De Castro is a Member of the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament’s Committee of Agriculture and Rural Development and Member of the European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition. The European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition brings together 28 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from different nationalities, political groups and parliamentary committees. Membership is open to all Members dedicated to achieving a world without hunger.

Santiago de Chile – El Frente Parlamentario contra el Hambre de América Latina y el Caribe difundió hoy una carta abierta llamando a no desatender la lucha contra el hambre y la malnutrición durante la pandemia de COVID-19. En el texto, los más de 500 parlamentarios y parlamentarias que forman parte de dicha red legislativa, que recibe apoyo de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación...

Libreville – Les travaux de la 13ème Réunion de l'Equipe Multidisciplinaire du Bureau Sous-régional pour l'Afrique Centrale se sont achevés sur une note positive au terme de deux jours de concertation sur la thématique « Renforcer la résilience et la transformation des systèmes alimentaires face à la pandémie de COVID-19 et ses impacts sur la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle ».Cette rencontre sous-régionale entre la FAO et ses partenaires qui s’est tenue par visioconférence, a mobilisé plus de 150 participants, parmi lesquels six membres de Gouvernement et des Secrétaires Généraux des pays de la sous-région, des Représentants des Institutions...

Libreville – Aujourd’hui, dans un contexte de pandémie de la COVID-19 avec ses effets sanitaires et socio-économiques qui a entrainé la perturbation des systèmes alimentaires et l’aggravation de l’insécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle, surtout des groupes les plus vulnérables. Le Bureau Sous-régional de la FAO pour l’Afrique centrale et les Bureaux pays ainsi que leurs partenaires se réunissent à l’occasion de la 13e Réunion de l’Equipe Multidisciplinaire afin d’explorer les stratégies qui permettront de renforcer la résilience et transformation des systèmes alimentaires en Afrique centrale face aux défis créés par la pandémie. Cette rencontre qui se tient par visioconférence porte sur le...

In the last 20 years, project partner countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru, where 80 percent of cotton production is in the hands of family farmers or small-scale agriculture, have faced a decrease in cotton production, affecting the potential of thousands of farming families to generate income. South-South and triangular cooperation (SSTC) represents an opportunity for the exchange of knowledge and experiences, generating innovation in terms of technology and management of the cotton sector in the countries involved in the +Cotton Project. Through the +Cotton Project, a regional network of more than 70 public and private sector...

After more than two decades of increasing collaboration FAO and China established in 2009 the FAO–China South–South Cooperation Programme, with a trust fund of USD 80 million provided by China. Highlighting the voices of beneficiary farmers and smallholders, as well as FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, this video demonstrates the grassroots impact of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme over the last ten years. Farmers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mongolia and Uganda share their experiences with the Programme, describing how it has improved their production, nutrition, environment, and overall life and livelihood.  Key results of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme:  • More...

Aburi [Ghana] – Africa’s food market is estimated to grow to $1 trillion USD by 2030 and it needs the catalytic intervention of the private sector to bring it to fruition. In order to achieve and surpass this growth, all actors in the agribusiness space must play their part. An indispensable actor is the private sector. This growth potential, coupled with the recently signed Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), with a combined Gross Domestic Product of more than US$3.4 trillion, provides new opportunities for consumer and business spending, led by a vibrant private sector. The...

Djibouti – Food insecurity and malnutrition will continue to hamper economic development and people’s wellbeing, unless national governments take brave measures to unravel the predicament, said parliamentarians, drawn from 10 Eastern Africa nations.  In their 3rd Annual General Assembly, held from 8 to 10 March 2020 in Djibouti, members of the Eastern Africa Parliamentarian Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (EAPA - FSN), underlined that now was the critical time to enact and enforce laws on food security and nutrition. They noted ensuring the allocation of an adequate share of national budgets for agricultural development and food security programmes is a...

Bangui Office of the Central African Republic Parliamentary Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition: normative framework and action plan FAO, in collaboration with other United Nations agencies and the Network of Parliamentary Alliances for Food Security and Nutrition in Central Africa, organized a day of awareness-raising on food security and nutrition issues for parliamentarians in the Central African Republic. During the event, organized in accordance with the Declaration of Brazzaville, a national parliamentary alliance for food security and nutrition was created.  As guarantors of political and economic commitments, parliamentarians have a central role to play in a region where more than 44.6 million...

La Junta del Fondo Verde para el Clima aprobó hoy un proyecto -co-diseñado por la FAO- de USD 119 millones de dólares para fortalecer la resiliencia al cambio climático de comunidades rurales vulnerables en Cuba.  El Fondo Verde para el Clima aportará USD 38,2 millones y el Gobierno de Cuba proveerá USD 81,7 millones en cofinanciamiento para el proyecto,...