Noticias

La XXVIII Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefas y Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno aprobó instrumentos clave para abordar desafíos comunes en el ámbito medioambiental, de seguridad alimentaria y derechos en entornos digitales, así como 16 comunicados especiales entre los que se destaca una propuesta para una financiación internacional más justa para los países en desarrollo. Las Jefas y Jefes de Estado afirmaron que Iberoamérica requiere avanzar en una recuperación post-COVID que lleve a reducir desigualdades y a la vez alinee los compromisos de la región con la agenda global de desarrollo. Los instrumentos aprobados en la XXVIII Cumbre Iberoamericana tienen una...

Nairobi, 15 March 2023 - More than 30 participants joined the inception meeting for the project “Strengthening inter-regional cooperation for sustainable management of fall armyworm through South-South cooperation” in Nairobi on 15 March 2023. The meeting, conducted in hybrid mode, included members of National Task Forces under FAO’s Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control and technical partners from China, Ghana and Kenya. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in late January 2023 committing to foster the mobilization of family farmers and their organizations across the Asia region and promote agroecology, climate resilience, inclusive value chains and rural services. The formal collaboration will help move both organizations on the road to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. FAO and AFA have a long history of collaboration, dating...

07/03/2023 Doha - Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stand to benefit from strong partnerships with their Global South counterparts when it comes to making their agrifood systems more efficient, more inclusive, more sustainable and more resilient, the Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Maximo Torero, said today in Doha. "Strong global partnerships, including South-South and Triangular Cooperation, provide key support for agrifood systems transformation, and an open exchange of knowledge and expertise around this important topic," Torero said in an FAO address to a ministerial meeting on South-South Cooperation in the Qatari capital.

06 March 2023, Sierra Leone - A delegation of Vietnamese experts recently visited Sierra Leone from 15 to 25 February 2023, as part of a South-South Cooperation (SSC) project. The joint mission, organized within the framework of the South-South and Triangular Cooperation between FAO, Sierra Leone and Viet Nam, aimed at formulating a proposal for a cooperation program to address Sierra Leone's rice value chain needs. The Vietnamese delegation composed by Dr. Pham Ngoc Mau, Deputy Director General (DDG) of the International Cooperation Department of Viet Nam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), and Dr. Dao The Anh, Vice President of...