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![FAO trains Jamaican farmers on climate resilience](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_medium_jam.jpg)
15 Nov 2022
15 November 2022, St. Catherine, Jamaica, As the intensifying impacts of climate change continue to threaten water and food security in Jamaica, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Government of Mexico and Government of Jamaica are taking steps to ensure farmers have the tools and expertise to be climate- resilient.![Belize launches sustainable and healthy school feeding program with FAO support](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_1_medium_Beliz.jpg)
14 Nov 2022
14 November 2022, Belmopan, Belize - 488 primary school students are receiving a free, healthy meal daily as school feeding gets underway in Belize thanks to the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Mexico, collaborating with the Government of Belize.![FAO Tanzania Côte d'Ivoire and the Philippines meet to discuss on the outline of the international training curriculum to boost local rice value chains](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_copyright_FAO Philippines.jpg)
07 Nov 2022
7 November 2022 – A virtual international training curricula consultation workshop, focusing on rice value chain, was successfully organized by FAO under the framework of the “Capacity Development and Experience sharing for Rice Value Chains through South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC)” project, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Republic of Korea (MAFRA).
In response to the increasing demand of SSTC assistance in the development of rice value chains, the project has been implemented in the three participating countries, Tanzania, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Philippines, since 2020, in close collaboration with the government of the respective countries.
The project...![Launch of Farmers’ Training on Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Saint Kitts and Nevis](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_medium_1_Conrad Kelly.jpg)
07 Nov 2022
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 7 November 2022 - Thirty-five farmers will benefit from a series of trainings on sustainable agricultural practices, including the use of renewable energy technology in agricultural production and the improved management of water resources, thanks to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Government of Mexico and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis.![Validation of potential rainwater harvesting sites on St. Kitts and Nevis will improve access to water](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_medium_Conrad Kelly.jpg)
28 Oct 2022
As part of the ‘Addressing the Water-Energy Nexus in Agriculture’ sub-project of the Mexico-CARICOM-FAO Initiative “Cooperation for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in the Caribbean” or Resilient Caribbean Initiative in short, FAO together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Sustainable Development have begun the process of validating 40 potential water harvesting and water intake (drainage) sites across the twin-islands.