Noticias
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South-south Cooperation
15 Mar 2021
15 March 2021, Rome – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today participated in the chairpersonship handover ceremony of the G77 & China - Rome Chapter and praised the Group’s important contribution to FAO’s work and development.![FAO’s support to promote youth engagement in family farming in advancing agriculture and enhancing food security in the Bangsamoro region in the Philippines](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_photo_webinar_youth_Philippines.jpg)
Parliamentary alliances
12 Mar 2021
The importance of addressing youth issues in the Philippines
The Philippines is an agricultural country with a land area of 30 million hectares, 47% of which is agricultural land. The Agriculture sector in the Philippines contributes about 20 percent to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, in the past decades, the Agriculture sector encountered many challenges, particularly the ageing population of farmers in the country. The Department of Agriculture of the Philippines, in an Official Statement(1) has pointed out the declining interest in farming resulting to an aging labor force in the agriculture sector, which may lead to the deterioration of the...![FAO and JR Farms join forces to support youth-led initiatives in agribusiness in Rwanda](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_JRFarms.jpg)
Private Sector
12 Mar 2021
Investing in young people to unlock agriculture's potential in Africa
12 March 2021, Kigali/Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rwanda has signed an agreement with JR Farms Limited to promote youth involvement in agriculture and create decent work opportunities.
JR Farms is a Rwandan led agri-enterprise operating in Rwanda, Nigeria and Zambia in the areas of food processing and retailing, agro commodity trading and consulting. Its corporate goals are to ensure food security, end hunger in Africa and create decent jobs for Africa's women and young people.
FAO and JR Farms have joined forces with the aim of developing youth-led agriculture enterprises by...![La FAO e Irlanda celebran su colaboración y renuevan su compromiso de trabajar como asociadas](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_1_rm-fao-Ireland.jpg)
Resource Partners
10 Mar 2021
El Director General de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), Sr. QU Dongyu, y el ministro irlandés de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Marino, Excmo. Sr. Charlie McConalogue, asistieron hoy a una ceremonia virtual para celebrar la colaboración de la FAO e Irlanda durante los últimos seis años.![Tapping into Community Engagement for Empowerment](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_fmm-Community-engagement-days-webinar-1.jpg)
Resource Partners
03 Mar 2021
On Thursday, 18 February 2021 the first of a series of five webinars called “Community Engagement Days” was successfully launched. Organized by the Rural Institutions, Services and Empowerment (RISE) team of the Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equity Division of FAO, in collaboration with the government of Belgium and thanks