Noticias
![Launch of Farmers’ Training on Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Saint Kitts and Nevis](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_medium_1_Conrad Kelly.jpg)
South-south Cooperation
07 Nov 2022
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 7 November 2022 - Thirty-five farmers will benefit from a series of trainings on sustainable agricultural practices, including the use of renewable energy technology in agricultural production and the improved management of water resources, thanks to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Government of Mexico and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis.![FAO Tanzania Côte d'Ivoire and the Philippines meet to discuss on the outline of the international training curriculum to boost local rice value chains](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_copyright_FAO Philippines.jpg)
South-south Cooperation
07 Nov 2022
7 November 2022 – A virtual international training curricula consultation workshop, focusing on rice value chain, was successfully organized by FAO under the framework of the “Capacity Development and Experience sharing for Rice Value Chains through South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC)” project, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Republic of Korea (MAFRA).
In response to the increasing demand of SSTC assistance in the development of rice value chains, the project has been implemented in the three participating countries, Tanzania, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Philippines, since 2020, in close collaboration with the government of the respective countries.
The project...![La FAO y la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid reflexionan sobre el impacto de los esfuerzos conjuntos para lograr sistemas agroalimentarios sostenibles](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_1_LEO.png)
Fao-Academia
07 Nov 2022
El mundo continúa enfrentando desafíos provocados por el cambio climático, y particularmente en el corredor seco de América Central, donde la disponibilidad de agua, los cambios agrícolas, las alteraciones ecológicas, la extinción de especies, y la infraestructura están en riesgo debido a la aparición de eventos climáticos extremos. En este contexto, la FAO reconoce la necesidad de alianzas transformadoras con actores no estatales, incluidas las universidades, para el desarrollo de capacidades con enfoque en sistemas agroalimentarios sostenibles que proporcionen alimentos inocuos y nutritivos y que promuevan la difusión de dietas saludables entre las generaciones...![FAO and WUR transformative partnership and new priorities - communicating and harnessing science effectively](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_vANESSA wur.png)
Fao-Academia
07 Nov 2022
03/11/2022 - Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Netherlands' Wageningen University and Research (WUR) discussed communicating and harnessing science in an event during the World Food Forum’s Science and Innovation Forum.
FAO and WUR signed a renewed memorandum of understanding (MoU) in December 2021 to strengthen...![Transformative Research Challenge Winners Announced](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_WhatsApp Image 2022-10-18 at 16.26.39 (1).jpeg)
Fao-Academia
04 Nov 2022
The second day of the five-day WFF Flagship event was devoted to innovation, and began with young researchers pitching their projects at the Transformative Research Challenge (TRC) Finals. The TRC event was the culmination of an international open call for innovative research ideas across the categories of Better Production, Better Nutrition, a Better Environment, and a Better Life. Three...