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16 May 2016
May 2016, New York - “Global demand for South-South and Triangular Cooperation is at an all-time high,” said Carla Mucavi, Director of the FAO Liaison Office to the United Nations in New York during a High Level Committee on South-South Cooperation held at the UN Headquarters on May 16.
“Countries in the South have much to share given their recent experiences in overcoming development challenges where one country context can readily relate to another,” she added.
South-South Cooperation (SSC) is the mutual sharing and exchange of development solutions - knowledge, experiences and good practices, policies, technology and resources - between and among countries...![FAO and China launch new South-South Cooperation Program in Democratic Republic of Congo](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_5546537768_e33f86bf2d_b[1].jpg)
04 Apr 2016
April 2016, Rome - FAO, China and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have signed a two‑year agreement worth almost USD 1.5 million aimed at increasing food and nutrition security in the conflict-ravaged African nation. The deal establishes a new South-South Cooperation (SSC) partnership which will make Chinese technical advice and expertise available to the country's agriculture sector. It was developed via the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme, which was created in 2009 and an additional funding boost from China last year. SSC projects help developing countries share and transfer knowledge and expertise among themselves, so that innovations...![Chinese experts push yields up in Namibia](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_12675[1].jpg)
01 Apr 2016
April 2016 - Watermelon grafting technology was introduced showing high yields in Mashare and Etunda. Agricultural production experts from China assisted local farmers to implement various techniques for substantially improved yields.
Farm managers and agricultural extension officers are one of the many Namibians who are getting technical experience and know-how from Chinese experts, following the successful implementation of the 2014 tripartite agreement between Namibia, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN and China, on the South-South Cooperation (SSC) programmes.
Small-scale farmers and agricultural enterprises are benefiting directly through hands-on training and on-farm demonstrations. Namibia was allocated US$1.5 million from China...12 Feb 2016
12 February, 2016, Brussels - The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), supported by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), have wrapped up a symposium pledging to build new partnerships to empower women and youth.
The two-day event saw governments, civil society, private sector and development partners debate the key issues of jobs and entrepreneurship, with a special focus on how the mechanisms of South-South and Triangular Cooperation can help bring about change in developing countries across the...![Guinea Ecuatorial invierte USD 31.5 millones en el desarrollo agropecuario](https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/partnerships/img/small_5_IMG_5910 (2).jpg)
06 Oct 2015
6 de octubre de 2015, Malabo – El Gobierno de Guinea Ecuatorial y la FAO firmaron hoy un acuerdo para la puesta en marcha de un Programa de Partenariado por un valor de USD 31,5 millones, destinado a promover el desarrollo agropecuario en Guinea Ecuatorial, en los próximos siete años.