Five representatives from the governments of Chile, Costa Rica, Guyana, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago are in China to learn about innovative solutions that the Asian country has applied in agriculture and rural areas. This exchange is carried out within the framework of the “South-South Cooperation project: Digital Transformation and Innovation in Agriculture”, led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the People’s Republic of China aimed at improving rural livelihoods in 12 countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

15/05/2024 Cabo Verde – Working under the One FAO unified vision, the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division (PST) and the Office of Communication (OCC) of FAO embarked on a joint mission to Cabo Verde, to shed light on the success stories of some of the key development actors benefitting from an FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) project in Cabo Verde. Boosting capacity development to support agrifood systems is vital to strengthen food and nutrition security.  This is especially true for Small Island Developing States such as Cabo Verde.  To this end, the FAO-China SSC project is supporting the Government of Cabo Verde in...

10/05/2024 Netherlands – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), The Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Saskatchewan University, the Ministry of Agriculture of Bangladesh and European Union, gathered this week in the WUR Campus, to discuss the future of agriculture in Bangladesh. A wide range of topics were discussed, such as agrifood systems transformation, sustainable development, boosting national productivity, improving supply chains, mechanization, training and capacity development. Agrifood systems transformation and rural development are vital topics aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Agenda 2030. As such, FAO’s South-South and Triangular Cooperation...

Brasilia, Brazil, April 3, 2024 - It is estimated that around 10.5 million people live in the Central American Dry Corridor, with approximately 50% of this population living in poverty.

Brasília, Brazil, March 26, 2024 - More than 100 professionals linked to school feeding programmes (SFP) from 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean participated on March 21 in an online exchange of experiences on mechanisms to strengthen public procurement in school feeding.