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La France et la FAO

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2015
France
Europe

La France est depuis longtemps un partenaire fournisseur de ressources actif et généreux, qui oeuvre en liaison étroite avec la FAO pour promouvoir des objectifs communs de sécurité alimentaire et de développement agricole. L’expertise mise à disposition par la France contribue de manière cruciale à la réalisation du mandat de l’Organisation, et le pays joue un rôle majeur en catalysant une coopération mondiale et régionale.

More Effective and Sustainable Investments in Water for Poverty Reduction

Policy Papers & Briefs
July, 2016
Tanzania
Rwanda
Ethiopia
Mali
Niger
Madagascar
Africa

Water management by smallholders, including all forms of informal irrigation, private, water farming, fishing, etc, has a significant potential for development which is still largely untapped. This project funded by IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) and implemented by FAO and IWMI is an opportunity to understand the conditions of success for the development of all forms of small-scale agricultural water management and to improve the efficiency and performance of the development projects.

Forest and Farm Facility (FFF): Forest and Farm Producers Working Together to Improve Policy and Secure Tenure

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2016
Finland
Bolivia
Gambia
Myanmar
Sweden
Germany
Guatemala

As a large proportion of the rural private sector, forest and farm producers are the primary actors in rural transformation and sustainable development. They possess knowledge and experience essential to shaping effective successful policies and actions. Through its support to local and national producer organizations, the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) is working to ensure forest and farm producers are involved in national decision-making processes that impact their livelihoods and the sustainable management of forests, in turn helping to achieve many of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Thailand and FAO

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2015
Indonesia
Benin
Cambodia
Thailand
Asia

Thailand became a member of FAO in 1947 and a year later Bangkok was designated the provisional location for the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific – a decision that was formally approved in 1953. FAO has worked continuously with the Royal Thai Government through the Office of the National FAO Committee and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Over the last three decades, the country has contributed significantly to the Organization’s achievement of its mandate and has transitioned from being a recipient country to resource partner.

Sao Tome and Principe and FAO

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2015
Sao Tome and Principe
Brazil
Congo
Africa

The Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe has partnered with FAO since 1975. Recent cooperation has included support to food and agriculture-related policies and legislative frameworks as well as a wide variety of regional and national development projects in areas such as fishery technologies and marketing, governance of tenure, response to soaring food prices, and improved agricultural and livestock production. Support to resource mobilization is another key feature of FAO assistance to the country.

Qatar and FAO

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2015
Qatar
Yemen
Asia

Qatar joined FAO in 1971. Over the years, FAO assistance has aimed to improve the country’s management and conservation of natural resources, including technological and institutional development to enable sustainable increases in agricultural and fisheries productivity. The production of safe and nutritious food, together with support to rural livelihoods have also been key features of cooperation.

Perú y la FAO

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2015
Paraguay
Peru
Americas

La FAO opera en el Perú desde 1956, apoyando al país en la erradicación del hambre y la malnutrición, la eliminación de la pobreza, el establecimiento de sistemas agroalimentarios inclusivos y el respaldo de una utilización sostenible de los recursos naturales. Más recientemente, las líneas de acción se han centrado en el apoyo institucional a la alimentación escolar y agricultura familiar, la implementación de mecanismos de adaptación al cambio climático y el fomento de la Cooperación Sur-Sur.

Revised World Soil Charter

Reports & Research
November, 2015
Italy

The first World Soil Charter (WSC) was conceived and formulated, negotiated and adopted by the FAO member countries in the 1981 FAO Conference. It was a major normative instrument agreed by member states, and that the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) was duty-bound to promote its principles. The challenges faced by the world have become more evident and severe in the intervening three decades.