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![FAO and Guangfa Securities join forces to create innovative and ecological agricultural models for poverty reduction in China](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_43232546411_77ce87696a_k.jpg)
06 Jul 2018
06/07/2018, Rome, Italy -- FAO and Guangfa Securities (GFS), a leading Chinese securities company, signed an agreement to work together to reach the goal of ending poverty by 2030. GFS committed to contributing USD 1 million to cooperate with FAO to revitalize China’s rural areas in order to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Under this proposed agreement, the first of its kind between...![Forum des Maires de l’Afrique francophone signataires du Pacte de Milan sur la politique alimentaire urbaine](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_medium_IMG_5745.jpg)
14 Jun 2018
![Doter la Ville de Douala d’une stratégie de sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle durable](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_SYSTALDO1.jpg)
17 May 2018
Ville de plus de 2,8 millions d’âmes, Douala attire chaque année plus de 100 000 nouveaux arrivants qu’il faut nourrir convenablement, sans oublier la demande en produits alimentaires des agglomérations satellites et des pays de la sous-région. Dans ce contexte, la production, l’approvisionnement et la distribution des biens alimentaires sont des enjeux importants pour la Ville.
Dans le cadre de la mise en place d’une politique de sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle durable pour mieux anticiper non seulement sur la rareté mais également sur la qualité des aliments pour tous nos concitoyens, et particulièrement pour les plus défavorisées dont le pouvoir d’achat...![African cities tackle food and nutrition security challenges](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_medium_24753_9843 - 1.jpg)
18 Apr 2018
18 April 2018, Durban – More than half of Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) population could be living in urban areas by 2050 posing huge challenges for poor towns and cities, which already face challenges such as poverty and inequalities. These are coupled with growing levels of food insecurity and malnutrition in a context of high vulnerability to climate change.
In preparation for the challenges attendant to rapid urbanization, some SSA local authorities have started implementing initiatives that improve food security and nutrition through ‘city to city’ collaboration and South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC). These initiatives will see all actors in the...![Signing Ceremony of four projects between Tunisia and FAO at the Ministry of Agriculture of Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_medium_Hydraulic.jpg)
30 Mar 2018
Tunis: Mr Samir Taieb, Minister of Agriculture of Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries, and Mr Michael Hage, FAO Coordinator for North Africa and Representative for Tunisia, signed three projects and a Tripartite South-South Cooperation Agreement during a ceremony at Ministry headquarters today. Through these signatures, FAO is strengthening its technical support and continuing to support the country in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals while also meeting the priorities of the national agricultural sector. Key sectors such as water, irrigation, olive oil and agricultural development occupy a prominent place in the activities and programs to be implemented.
The project on promoting solar energy...