Casos de éxito

"I’ve opened a bank account for the first time in my life using the money earned from backyard chicken farming. I now tell other women I meet to look at how this activity has changed my life." - Murad Bibi, poultry farmer and mother of 12 children, Balochistan 900 women trained in poultry management 708 farmers trained in vaccination 70 seasonal farmer field schools opened In 2017, FAO renewed its partnership with Australian assistance to agricultural development in Balochistan border areas through the Australia Balochistan Argibusiness (AusABBA) Programme. The initiative aims to reduce poverty and economic inequalities for some 175 000 impoverished rural...

Desde la firma del acuerdo inicial de paz con las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) en agosto de 2016, el Gobierno de Colombia ha trabajado con afán con la FAO y otros asociados clave en un plan integral para la reforma rural con el fin de consolidar y mantener la paz en el país. El Gobierno se ha comprometido a financiar la mayor parte del acuerdo de paz con cargo a sus recursos nacionales. Este compromiso se ha traducido en una serie de acuerdos de fondos fiduciarios unilaterales con la FAO, por un importe de 46 millones de USD,...

As global population soars and various climate and environment challenges emerge, food and nutrition security remain a distant reality for many populations in the rural world. In rice production areas, overuse of pesticides and chemical fertilizers decreases terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity while negatively impacting human health. While using fertilizer and pesticides increases productivity in the immediate term, over the long term it contributes to a loss of aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity, negative health impacts due to direct exposure to toxic pesticides and contaminated water, pest resurgence, degradation of natural resources and decreases in production. Moreover, aquatic biodiversity from rice-based ecosystems,...

El pasado noviembre, la FAO firmó un acuerdo de subvención por valor de 10,5 millones de USD con la Fundación Gates dirigido a fortalecer la capacidad de los países para recolectar datos sobre agricultura y seguridad alimentaria, así como realizar un seguimiento del ciclo de inversiones-proceso-resultados que permite el logro de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenibles. Con la finalidad de promover el desarrollo agrícola y la seguridad alimentaria, los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenibles brindan un plan de acción ambicioso y pluridimensional, que requiere que los gobiernos ejecuten políticas y programas más eficaces que abarquen diversos sectores y que respondan...

Interview with Carlos Watson, Team Leader, South-South Cooperation, FAO, on the online platform aimed at facilitating cooperation among the global south.  23 November 2016, Rome. Widely known as the “Gateway”, this tool developed by FAO fosters support to South-South Cooperation by putting southern expertise and national capacities at the reach of FAO Member countries. The Gateway also gives great visibility to the existing national expertise and facilitates solution exchanges. 35 institutions from 11 countries have joined the platform since it was launched in 2015. We talked to Carlos Watson about this ‘marketplace-like’ tool that matches Southern Expertise and needs. How would you...