Technical Cooperation Programme

The Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) was created to enable FAO to make its know-how and technical expertise available to member countries upon request. TCP projects are subject to approval criteria that ensure relevance and sustainability of the assistance provided, while catalyzing results towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

TCP Results since 2018

An updated monthly record of individual results from TCP Projects. For information on how the results are collected see TCP Results & Indicators 

2 131

Projects Completed (USD480 Million)

6.5 Billion USD

Resources Mobilized

842 676

Beneficiary Households

2 153 774

Non-Government Staff Trained

151 690

Government Staff Trained

4 053

Outreach Products Created

7 221

Technical Products Delivered

6 272

Technical Facilities Upgraded

2 131

Projects Completed (USD480 Million)

6.5 Billion USD

Resources Mobilized

842 676

Beneficiary Households

2 153 774

Non-Government Staff Trained

151 690

Government Staff Trained

4 053

Outreach Products Created

7 221

Technical Products Delivered

6 272

Technical Facilities Upgraded

2 131

Projects Completed (USD480 Million)

6.5 Billion USD

Resources Mobilized

842 676

Beneficiary Households

2 153 774

Non-Government Staff Trained

151 690

Government Staff Trained

4 053

Outreach Products Created

7 221

Technical Products Delivered

6 272

Technical Facilities Upgraded

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Results and Indicators

About 700 to 800 TCP projects are approved every biennium and more than 1 000 TCPs can be operational at the same time. The challenge to systematically monitor and document how the TCP delivers for Member Countries has been taken up since 2018. 

TCP and SIDS

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are a group of low-lying island nations that are home to approximately 65 million people. Climate change, natural disasters and the distance from global markets make these nations particularly vulnerable.

TCP and Covid 19

FAO's comprehensive and holistic COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme is designed to proactively and sustainably address the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic. In line with the UN approach to “build back better,” and in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals...(more)

TCP and Strategic Alignment

TCP funded interventions are the most frequent project type in FAO. Around 40 percent of all projects approved in a year are TCP funded, and in many countries, TCP constitutes a major part of the field programme.  

TCP and Emergencies

Emergency TCP projects support both anticipatory action and immediate responses to disasters and early rehabilitation measures through the timely delivery of essential agricultural inputs...(more)

TCP and Fall Armyworm

Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a dangerous transboundary insect with a high potential to spread Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a dangerous transboundary insect with a high potential to spread rapidly due to its natural distribution capacity...

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TCP and the Four Betters
20/11/2024

TCP contributing to FAO's Four Betters

TCP and Emergencies
20/11/2024

TCP and SIDS
26/03/2025

TCP Results 2025
18/03/2025

TCP and the Four Betters
20/11/2024

TCP contributing to FAO's Four Betters

TCP and Emergencies
20/11/2024

TCP and SIDS
26/03/2025

TCP Results 2025
18/03/2025

TCP and the Four Betters
20/11/2024

TCP contributing to FAO's Four Betters

TCP and Emergencies
20/11/2024

TCP and SIDS
26/03/2025

TCP Results 2025
18/03/2025

Examples of completed projects
01/2024

Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and North Macedonia are facing climatic changes and climate-driven hazards, escalating existing vulnerabilities in the agriculture and food production sector.

01/2023

En République démocratique du Congo, les problèmes de sous-alimentation et de malnutrition poussent les populations à multiplier les mécanismes de survie afin de subvenir aux besoins du ménage.

10/2024

The crisis in Ukraine reached alarming proportions. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimated a staggering 4.5 million people requiring urgent agricultural livelihoods support and food assistance, which represents a 2 000 percent increase since the onset of the crisis in February 2022.

01/2024

The agriculture sector in the Gambia typically contributes up to 30 percent of national gross domestic product, although in recent years this has declined to 22 percent. The sector provides employment for up to 75 percent of the population, meets approximately half of national food requirements and accounts for 70 percent of exports

01/2024

Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Harold made landfall in Vanuatu on 6 April 2020, causing widespread and severe damage. The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) estimated that up to 176 161 people had been affected by the cyclone across the country, representing over 63 percent of the national population.