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VGGT: Assessment Toolkit Assessing gender-sensitive implementation and country-level monitoring of the Tenure Governance and Africa Land Policy Guidelines.

Training Resources & Tools
October, 2017
Global

The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) are an international framework based on human rights obligations and standards for the governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. Adopted in 2012 by Committee on World Food Security (CFS) member countries, and following an inclusive negotiation process, they recognise the importance of land to a country’s development, and that good land governance and broad access to land enable food security for all people.1

The VGGT as a Tool for Improving Access to Land and Responsible Management of Natural Resources

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2017
Global

We must agree as a nation, that several mistakes have been made in our land deals in recent years. We were stampeding in the wrong direction without adequately consulting beneficiaries i.e. those who are directly affected, those individuals and groups who suffer if anything goes wrong. They are also seen but not heard i.e. the voiceless and marginalized living in the rural areas. 

LAND AND CORRUPTION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Training Resources & Tools
December, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya
Madagascar
Uganda
Zimbabwe
Cameroon
South Africa
Ghana

Land is a vital resource that sustains livelihoods across Sub-Saharan Africa, but also one that is heavily prone to corruption. Every second citizen in Africa has been affected by land corruption in recent years, according to a study by Transparency International.


Barbados and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
February, 2018
Bahamas
Grenada
Barbados

For 40 years, FAO has been an important partner in Barbados’ drive to achieve its agricultural and rural development

priorities, including natural resource management and climate change adaptation. During this time, FAO has provided

critical technical and financial support, and mobilized international partners in the process. Key outcomes include the

implementation of policies leading to improvements in the crop, livestock, fisheries and forestry sectors, as well as

strengthened food security and safety.

Argentina y la FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2015
Argentina

La acción de la FAO en Argentina se inició en 1953 y se ha mantenido sin interrupciones hasta el presente. Con más de 125 proyectos de cooperación técnica efectivamente ejecutados, la FAO en Argentina ha contribuido a intensificar las actividades de capacitación, el desarrollo institucional, la inocuidad de los alimentos, la sanidad vegetal y animal, la aceleración de los mecanismos de coordinación institucional, la difusión de buenas prácticas y la adecuación de normas y marcos regulatorios.

Djibouti and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
June, 2018
Djibouti
Belgium
Japan

Cooperation between the Republic of Djibouti and FAO has continuously increased since the representation was opened in 2008. FAO assistance has covered numerous areas such as access to water, food production and systems in the agricultural, livestock and fisheries sectors. FAO continues to strengthen its collaboration with the Government, emphasizing climate change resilience and sustainable development initiatives, including projects targeting agro-pastoralists

Mauritius and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
March, 2018
Madagascar
Mauritius

Mauritius joined FAO in 1968. In response to the Government’s request to reorganize and strengthen the governance

framework for agricultural services, the first FAO intervention was carried out in 2011, with follow up in 2014. The aim of such

institutional changes is to improve the agriculture industry’s regulatory environment so that oversight functions are streamlined

and new technical realities reflected. An FAO National Correspondent currently oversees FAO operations in Mauritius, in

collaboration with FAO’s country representation in Madagascar.

Land resource planning for sustainable land management

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Philippines
Tajikistan
Germany
Bolivia
India

This working paper provides an overview of the historic development and current status of implementation of land evaluation and land use planning concepts and tools for land resources/landscape management and proposes a way forward. The increasing and juxtaposed challenges of population growth and increasing demands on limited resources by diverse actors, land degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change, require a rational utilization of resources to sustain and enhance productivity and m aintain resilient ecosystems.

日本とFAO

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2016
Japan

日本は過去数十年にわたって、国際連合食糧農業機関(FAO)の最重要パートナー国のひとつであり、食料安

全保障の確立と天然資源の持続的利用の促進に努めてきました。FAO通常予算に対する日本の分担金は世

界第2位、任意拠出金においても多大な貢献をしており、現在進行中の2500の現地プログラムを支える協力

国のひとつでもあります。日本の持つ専門技術や人材は、FAOの取り組んできた農林水産業開発の分野にお

いてきわめて重要といえます。

Le Développement de l'Horticulture Urbaine et Péri-urbaine en Afrique Centrale

Institutional & promotional materials
February, 2018
Burkina Faso
France
Gabon
Congo
Africa

En 2014, la FAO a mis en place le projet GCP/SFC/001/MUL ‘La sécurité alimentaire renforcée en milieu urbain en Afrique Centrale grâce à une meilleure disponibilité de la nourriture produite localement’’’. Pendant 3 ans, le projet a apporté un soutien matériel et des formations à plus de 3 500 bénéficiaires situés au Gabon, Cameroun, Tchad, Guinée Equatoriale, Sao Tomé & Principe, et République du Congo.

نُظُم التراث الزراعي ذات الأهمية العالمية

Institutional & promotional materials
October, 2018

قامت منظمة الأغذية والزراعة بوضع " نُظُم التراث الزراعي ذات الأهمية العالمية" للمساعدة في صون نُظُم الزراعة التقليدية البارزة وإدارتها إدارة متكيفة. وتعتمد هذه النُظُم على الممارسات الزراعية التي تعود إلى قرون والمعارف المتراكمة على مدى قرون للتكيف مع السمات الفريدة للمناظر الطبيعية المحلية وإنشاء نُظُم بيئية غنية بالتنوع البيولوجي والمرونة وذات طابع مميز.