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![FAO signs two Partnerships at Khalifa Awards](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/medium_PO_UAE_201803190018.jpg)
19 Mar 2018
On the side of the 10th Session of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation (KIADPAI) and the 6th International Date Palm Conference, FAO has renewed two important partnerships in the region to support local date palm production.![Saudi Arabia contributes $2 million to FAO efforts to fight Red Palm Weevil](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/medium_1_saudi arabia.jpg)
15 Mar 2018
Saudi Arabia will provide a new $2 million contribution to support FAO’s global efforts to eradicate Red Palm Weevil one of the world’s most invasive pest species.![FAO helps strengthen community-based fisheries for the Pacific](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/medium_large_Community Fishing Reserve Samoa.jpg)
11 Mar 2018
FAO has been recently approved two projects to strengthen community-fisheries in Tonga and Samoa. The aim of the projects is to strengthen the technical capacity for both countries to improve and streamline their community-based fisheries management programmes.![Mexico and FAO create fund for climate change adaptation and resilience in the Caribbean](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/medium_Mexico.jpg)
08 Mar 2018
![FAO in Asia-Pacific re-affirms close collaboration with Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries on regional technical cooperation](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/medium_MAFF.jpg)
07 Mar 2018
Bangkok, Thailand, FAO’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, and representatives from Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), today re-affirmed their close collaboration on technical cooperation work in the region during an annual review of the programme.![“Rehabilitating degraded land is a priority for Burkina Faso” says FAO Director General](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/medium_Action Against Desertification_9March2018.jpg)
02 Mar 2018
Ouagadougou - During his visit to Burkina Faso from 18-20 February, FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva had a look at the new specialised plough for mechanised land preparation, purchased by FAO under its project Action Against Desertification.
"The rehabilitation of degraded land is a priority for Burkina,” said the Director General, who expressed his appreciation of the purchase. “We need to see how FAO can start similar programmes at bigger scale to accompany the efforts of the government of Burkina Faso.”
The new equipment, composed of a tractor and a Delfino plough, will allow to further upscale land restoration in...![New partnership to help Ukraine close gaps in food safety](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/medium_Ukraine.jpg)
27 Feb 2018
Representatives of three major organizations gathered in Kyiv recently to tackle issues of food safety and sanitary service in Ukraine.![FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries of Japan strengthen partnership on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/medium_FAO Japan partnership - annual review meeting 2018.jpg)
16 Feb 2018
Rome - FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan concluded their two-day Annual Review Meeting at FAO's Headquarters in Rome, during which the parties reviewed ongoing projects funded by MAFF and discussed priority areas and further collaboration.
Welcoming the delegation of seven MAFF experts, Daniel Gustafson, FAO Deputy Director-General for Programmes, recalled the success of the Second Japan-FAO Annual Strategic Consultation, and thanked Japan for its important role with FAO in supporting countries in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 SDGs - including the eradication of poverty and hunger. Mr Daiji...![FAO and the Republic of Korea review mutual partnership](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/medium_FAO - Republic of Korea pertnership - consultative meeting February 2018.jpg)
15 Feb 2018
Rome - An annual consultative meeting between FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the Republic of Korea took place at FAO's Headquarters in Rome to review the ongoing projects supported by MAFRA and discuss priority areas of joint collaboration - including transboundary animal and plant diseases, capacity development and technology.
Speaking at the meeting, Mr Gustavo González, Director of the FAO Resource Mobilization Division said "transboundary animal disease is a global issue, and the Republic of Korea's support to FAO's work in this important area is highly appreciated and we count on their continued support...