22 June 2021 – The second partners’ consultation meeting of a Triangular Cooperation initiative involving the Belgian University of Liège, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) took place virtually on 21 and 22 June 2021.  The first day began with a keynote address by speakers from the three organizations, as well as interventions from representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China (MARA), the Belgian Development Agency, Enabel, and the Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI). In his opening remarks, Mr. Anping YE, Director of the South-South and Triangular Cooperation...

Harare, 18 June 2021 – Veterinary officials from 15 countries in sub-Saharan Africa successfully completed the FAO online course on sharing knowledge and experiences regarding the development of national atlases for tsetse and African animal trypanosomosis (AAT).

08 June 2021, Philippines – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of the Republic of Korea, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) have launched today an initiative aimed at strengthening the Philippines’ rice value chains and help boost the productivity of smallholder Filipino rice farmers.  In a virtual inception workshop, FAO, MAFRA and Philippine project partners launched and discussed ways forward for the implementation in the country of the “Capacity Development and Experience sharing for Rice Value Chains through South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC)”, a global initiative funded by the...

03/06/2021 City of Belmopan, Belize - Schools are favorable environments for promoting healthy eating habits from childhood and for life, while opening the door to viable market options for family farming, thus contributing to improving national production and the consumption of local foods. The “Mesoamerica Hunger Free AMEXCID-FAO” program has been working hand in hand with the Belizean government in the implementation of a school feeding program following the “Sustainable Schools” model, encouraging rural development.  “Mesoamerica Hunger Free AMEXCID-FAO” is a South-South Cooperation initiative, jointly led by the Government of Mexico, through AMEXCID, and FAO, that works closely with institutions of Belize, Colombia,...

Rome / Beijing, 21 April 2021 – FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) of the People’s Republic of China reaffirmed their partnership and shared their commitment to support the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during the 9th Annual Consultation Meeting of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme (ACM) held virtually on 21 April 2021. In his opening remarks, Mr XIE Jianmin, Counsel of the Department of International Cooperation of MARA, mentioned that for the future of the FAO-China SSC Programme, “partnerships with developed countries, emerging economies, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, scientific research institutions, the private sector,...