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![Coopération Sud-Sud : Contribuer au développement du secteur agricole Bissau-Guinéen à travers la promotion d’un partenariat constructif avec le Royaume du Maroc](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_1_DSC_5322_2.jpg)
South-south Cooperation
28 Apr 2017
Mission de formulation dans le cadre de l’Accord Tripartite entre la République de la Guinée Bissau, le Royaume du Maroc et la FAO visant à la promotion de la Coopération Sud-Sud en Afrique
28 avril 2017, Bissau : Du 24 au 28 avril 2017, le Gouvernent de la Guinée Bissau a accueilli une délégation d’experts marocains dans le cadre d’une mission de formulation d’un projet de Coopération Sud-Sud (CSS) prévu par l’Accord Tripartite de CSS entre le Gouvernement de la Guinée Bissau, le Gouvernement du Royaume du Maroc et l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’Alimentation et l’Agriculture (FAO), signé le 28 mai 2015 lors de la visite officielle de Sa Majesté le Roi du Maroc. Cette collaboration s’inscrit dans le cadre de l’Accord Général de CSS entre le Royaume du Maroc et la...![Russia looks to smart technologies for the future of agroecology and farming](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_FAO_PartnershipsNews_RussiaAgroecology.jpg)
Fao-Academia
13 Apr 2017
Moscow, Russian Federation – Optimizing farming under existing soil and climatic conditions in Russia’s main agricultural regions was the focus of a roundtable discussion here today at the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy (RSAU-MTAA). New technologies took centre stage.
“Smart technologies in agroecology and farming” – co-organized by FAO and supported by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture – was broadcast to leading agrarian universities across Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States.
Today’s experts’ meeting was the first in a series of events organized jointly...![New partnership recognizes consumers as drivers for Zero Hunger](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_11c0584777.jpg)
Civil Society
12 Apr 2017
Rome - FAO and Consumers International, a global federation of consumer rights groups, have agreed to intensify their collaboration to help end hunger. The agreement recognizes that consumers around the world can be a powerful force for change towards more sustainable and equitable food systems.Key areas of mutual interest for FAO and CI include the right to food, consumer protection, nutrition and food safety.The partnership aims to enhance Consumer International's access to FAO's wealth of knowledge and information while FAO can work more closely with the network of CI's member organizations who communicate with and advocate...![IRRI and FAO step up joint efforts to globally bolster sustainable rice production](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_33350160940_7a5d15e4d7_z.jpg)
Fao-Academia
30 Mar 2017
Focus is on food security and helping poor farmers by enhancing crop resilience and adapting to climate change
FAO and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have agreed to cooperate more closely to support sustainable rice production in developing countries to improve food security and livelihoods while safeguarding natural resources.
An agreement signed today seeks to better pool the scientific knowledge and technical know-how of the two organizations so that they can expand and intensify their work globally.
The partnership primarily aims to enhance sustainable rice-based farming systems through capacity building activities - including assisting governments draw up and implement national and regional policies and strategies - to the benefit of small-scale farmers, especially women.
"The world faces very significant...![Kyrgyzstan sees opportunity in Green Climate Fund](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_Kyrgistan_linked article.jpg)
Resource Partners
28 Mar 2017
By pooling the ideas and knowledge of technical experts, partners, and concerned national institutions, Kyrgyzstan aims to prepare a high-quality proposal for financing by the Green Climate Fund. A three-day national facilitation workshop on Green Climate Fund readiness and project formulation – hosted and organized by Kyrgyzstan’s State Agency on environmental Protection and Forestry and FAO – opens today at the Park Hotel in Bishkek.