Nouvelles

South-south Cooperation
14 Nov 2016
The Partnership for Sustainable Rice Systems Development in Africa project, with funding from the Government of Venezuela, is going to support efforts to improve domestic rice supply and strengthen the rice market in the country
14 November 2016, Morogoro, Tanzania - A new project by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is set to support Tanzania’s efforts to increase rise production and productivity in twofold by 2018 through boosting productivity in farming among smallholder farmers. With funding from the Government of Venezuela, the Partnership for Sustainable Rice Systems Development in Africa project is going to support efforts to improve domestic rice supply and strengthen the rice market in the country.  “This project will provide an opportunity to build on on-going initiatives and partnerships by assessing national rice development strategies,” said FAO Country Representative,...
South-south Cooperation
11 Nov 2016
New agreement aims to improve food security, boost rural development, and address climate change in the Global South
New agreement aims to improve food security, boost rural development, and address climate change in the Global South 11 November 2016, Marrakesh - FAO is joining forces with the South Centre, an intergovernmental organization of developing countries, to help the countries of the Global South eliminate hunger and malnutrition, reduce poverty, address climate change and achieve sustainable rural development under the umbrella of South-South cooperation. A five-year Memorandum of Understanding was signed today by Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General for Natural Resources, and Vicente Paulo Yu, Deputy Executive Director of the South Centre on the sidelines of the 22nd Conference of...
Resource Partners
10 Nov 2016
Les financements sans affectation de la FAO ont produit de nombreux résultats significatifs. Plusieurs projets au fort potentiel de développement.
Les projets soutenus par le mécanisme d’appui aux programmes multidonateurs (FMM) de la FAO ont obtenu des résultats significatifs en 2015 comme l’a mis en évidence le Rapport annuel 2015 du FMM qui est maintenant disponible. Le FMM est un mécanisme de financement destiné aux partenaires disposés à contribuer des financements sans affectation ou légèrement réservés. Créé en 2010, le FMM est actuellement soutenu par le Royaume de Belgique, les Pays-Bas et la Suède. Le FMM est un outil conçu pour appuyer le Cadre stratégique de la FAO.  « Le FMM est unique, car il permet à la FAO d’affecter des ressources là...
Parliamentary alliances
09 Nov 2016
Legislators from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Europe will discuss legal strategies to fight hunger and tackle climate change in a comprehensive way
More than 100 lawmakers from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Spain highlighted the imperative need to act against the effects of climate change through legislation, at the opening of the VII Forum of the Parliamentary Front against Hunger. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO, the Parliamentary Fronts against Hunger are key to enforcing the commitments of the Paris Agreements and the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22), especially those closely...
Fao-Academia
03 Nov 2016
Le partage de connaissances, d’expériences et d'expertise au cœur du protocole d'accord signé aujourd'hui
La FAO et l'Université Sapienza ont signé aujourd’hui un protocole d'accord qui souligne leur collaboration de longue date sur des thèmes tels que la sécurité alimentaire et l'agriculture durable. Le protocole d'accord, paraphé par, le Professeur Eugenio Gaudio, Recteur de l’Université Sapienza et par M. Daniel Gustafson, Directeur Général Adjoint de la FAO pour les Opérations, repose sur un solide plan de travail axé sur l'échange et le partage de connaissances et d'expertise, la promotion des techniques novatrices de recherche et le développement des capacités. La collaboration met l'accent sur quatre principaux domaines, à savoir le renforcement des statistiques et de l'analyse...