Noticias
Resource Partners
24 Mar 2017
El “Dr. Fridtjof Nansen” surcará los mares para apoyar la pesca sostenible y estudiar el impacto del cambio climático
La FAO y Noruega presentaron hoy un nuevo buque de estudios oceanográficos de vanguardia, uno de los más avanzados de en su categoría, y el único barco dedicado a la investigación que navega en el mundo bajo el pabellón de la ONU. Su misión: explorar los mares menos conocidos del planeta, utilizando tecnología punta y sofisticados equipos para ayudar a los países en desarrollo a reunir datos científicos de vital importancia para la gestión sostenible de la pesca y estudiar cómo el cambio climático está afectando a nuestros océanos..jpg "Mali benefits from South-South Cooperation for the development of the rice sector")
South-south Cooperation
20 Mar 2017
FAO, the Ministry of Agriculture and Malian rice stakeholders meet to discuss the advancement of more efficient, sustainable and productive rice systems
20 March 2017, Mali - Making rice systems more effective, sustainable and productive, in order to increase food security for Malian smallholders, is the theme of the launching workshop of project GCP/RAF/482/VEN, "Partnership for Systems Development Sustainable Rice in Sub-Saharan Africa", held in Bamako on March 16, 2017, within the Department of Finance and Equipment (DFM) of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Funded by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the project will support the main producers in the region, including Benin,...
Fao-Academia
20 Mar 2017
The Njala University in Sierra Leone had talks with Bukar Tijani, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa
The achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, especially in the areas of food security and poverty reduction, requires strong and enhanced partnerships with different sections of the society. The role of higher learning institutions are very key in achieving these ambitious goals as the majority of poor people in developing countries, including Sierra Leone, live in rural areas and education is a key factor in helping to reduce the level of poverty.
Resource Partners
10 Mar 2017
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva completed on Thursday 9 March a two-day visit to Egypt aiming at boosting collaboration between the Organization and the most populous Arab Country.
His visit included meetings with the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation H.E. Abdel Moneim Al-Banna, the Minister for Investment and International Cooperation H.E. Sahar Nasr, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Sameh Shoukry, as well as the Secretary General of the League of Arab States H.E. Ahmad Abou El-Gheit.
South-south Cooperation
06 Mar 2017
6/03/2017
Catacamas, Olancho- La población infantil de cinco comunidades PECH, del departamento de Olancho, tendrán acceso a una alimentación oportuna y adecuada para satisfacer sus requerimientos nutricionales, informó la Representante de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (FAO) en Honduras, María Julia Cárdenas Barrios.
La FAO en coordinación con el Gobierno de Honduras, ejecuta...
Private Sector
06 Mar 2017
Siglato accordo di cooperazione per promuovere il consumo e la produzione di legumi e combattere la povertà rural
La FAO e Fertitecnica Colfiorito, azienda umbra leader nel mercato italiano delle leguminose, hanno siglato oggi un accordo che porterà sugli scaffali dei supermercati italiani ed europei fagioli, ceci e lenticchie di qualità provenienti da cooperative agricole dei paesi in via di sviluppo. Tale iniziativa offrirà un importante sostegno all'economia dei piccoli agricoltori del Sud...
South-south Cooperation
28 Feb 2017
28/02/2017
Elaborar políticas diferenciadas de acceso a créditos, construir marcos legales adecuados para cada tipo de agricultura familiar y promover alianzas estratégicas para la producción, transformación y comercialización de los productos de la agricultura familiar son sólo algunos de los principales acuerdos que surgieron del intercambio de experiencias entre agricultores familiares y representantes de los ministerios de agricultura de los...
Parliamentary alliances
28 Feb 2017
Parliamentarians called to act as strategic partners and stakeholders in the fight against hunger and malnutrition.
Antananarivo/Accra/Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) applauds the Senate of Madagascar on the establishment of the Malagasy Parliamentary Alliance for Food and Nutrition Security (APMSAN), one of the first national Parliamentary Alliance on Food Security and Nutrition of its kind in Africa.
“The objective of APMSAN is to create the enabling legislative and policy environment for advancing food security and optimal nutrition outcomes for the Malagasy population through concrete strategies on sustainable nutrition-sensitive production, marketing and consumption. It aims to achieve this through local production of sufficient, diversified and quality food, giving priority to the country’s...
Resource Partners
28 Feb 2017
A high-level conference in Belgrade today marks the first stage in a recently-begun four-year commitment on the part of FAO. A project worth US$3.75 million, financed by the Global Environment Facility, or GEF, is directed towards the long-term sustainability of forest ecosystems in Serbia.
Resource Partners
27 Feb 2017
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva completed on Thursday 9 March a two-day visit to Egypt aiming at boosting collaboration between the Organization and the most populous Arab Country.
His visit included meetings with the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation H.E. Abdel Moneim Al-Banna, the Minister for Investment and International Cooperation H.E. Sahar Nasr, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Sameh Shoukry, as well as the Secretary General of the League of Arab States H.E. Ahmad Abou El-Gheit.