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Tajikistan and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
June, 2018
Tajikistan
Afghanistan
Japan
Kyrgyzstan

Cooperation between Tajikistan and FAO has been ongoing since the country joined the Organization in 1995. FAO

assistance was initially provided in the form of short-term emergency interventions in response to a locust outbreak and

also to help the transition to stability after a period of civil war. More recently, cooperation has focused on rehabilitation

and development interventions to build a sustainable agriculture sector and food and nutrition security.

Jamaica and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
June, 2018
Bahamas
Jamaica
Chile
Belize

Jamaica joined FAO in 1963. In 1978, the Organization established a representation in Jamaica which today also covers

the Bahamas and Belize. Over the years, FAO has partnered with Jamaica to achieve sustainable agricultural and rural

development, mainly through the Organization’s Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP). Interventions have ranged from

policy formulation to technical agricultural development and emergency assistance projects. Recent cooperation has placed

Zambia and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
February, 2018
Zambia

Since Zambia joined FAO in 1965, cooperation has focused on the provision of technical assistance across the country’s

agriculture sector, including rural development. Cooperation has been in line with the country’s successive national

frameworks, including most recently the 7th National Development Plan, aimed at achieving the Vision 2030 objective of

transforming Zambia into a middle-income country by 2030.

Poland and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2014
France
United States of America
Germany
Poland
Austria
Czech Republic

Poland was one of the 44 founding members of FAO, participating in the Hot Spring Conference in 1943 as well as in the FAO founding conference in Quebec City on 16 October 1945. FAO’s shared history of cooperation with the Government of Poland has focused on projects that improve the safety and efficiency of the Polish food system. In recent years, Poland has transitioned from a recipient to a donor country, recently funding an FAO study on best practices for emergency preparedness.

Global goals, localized action. Celebrating 40 years in Egypt

Institutional & promotional materials
May, 2018
Egypt
Greece
Belgium
Spain

On the occasion of FAO Egypt's 40th Anniversary, this booklet is produced to highlight FAO's achievements and support to the Egyptian Government over the past 40 years. It will give a glimpse on how FAO started its work in Egypt and will also highlight the main projects that made a difference as well as shed light on the future country programming framework.

Angola and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2018
Angola
Chile
Peru

Angola and FAO have engaged in close cooperation since the country joined the Organization in

1977. Owing to the 27-year civil war, early FAO interventions were focused on emergency assistance,

including resettling of vulnerable rural households and the provision of agricultural inputs for the

rapid resumption of food production. There has since been a shift towards recovery and longer-term

development goals, including assistance in the formulation and implementation of projects in line with

Zimbabwe and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
June, 2018
Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe and FAO have partnered in development since the country joined the Organization in 1981. Cooperation

has grown in recent years, with interventions ranging from capacity development at the institutional level as well as

for extension staff and farmers to the creation of market linkages and a conducive policy environment. In providing

assistance, FAO focuses on improving income opportunities, strengthening food and nutrition security, and developing

sound policies across agriculture-related sectors, including forestry and fisheries.

Yemen and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
June, 2018
Yemen
Netherlands

The FAO Country Representation in Yemen opened in 1990. Since then, FAO has provided support to farmers, herders, and

fishers and supported the improvement of agricultural production and productivity in the country. FAO is also working with

the Yemeni authorities in an effort to reach the goals set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

70 лет FAO (1945-2015)

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2014

Эта книга – рассказ о 70-летней истории ФАО, об основных действующих лицах и об их работе. Мы разыскали в архивах ФАО неопубликованные черно-белые фотографии и составили из них альбом, иллюстрирующий ранние годы становления Организации. Книга также представляет собой отчет о десяти важнейших достижениях ФАО, в числе которых: искоренение чумы крупного рогатого скота, подписание договора о генетических ресурсах растений, жизненно важное соглашение о сохранении биоразнообразия на планете и кодекс в едения ответственного рыболовства, необходимый для сохранения морской экосистемы.

Lessons learned from five years of nature conservation and development in South Pacific Islands

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2018
Fiji
Switzerland
Samoa
Vanuatu
Australia
Niue
New Zealand

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with financing from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) under the Pacific Alliance for Sustainability implemented the project “Forestry Conservation and Protected Area Management” in cooperation with the Governments of the Pacific Island Countries Fiji, Niue, Samoa and Vanuatu from 2012 until 2018.

Canada and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
December, 2014
Republic of Korea
Honduras
Canada
Sri Lanka

Canada has long been an active and generous resource partner, working closely with FAO in support of a wide range of shared food security and agricultural development goals. Mutual priority themes include child and maternal nutrition, land tenure and resilience building – with much of Canada’s recent cooperation with FAO having been in response to emergencies where host governments have prioritized FAO’s recovery projects. Canadian expertise and staffing resources are also an important asset for FAO.

Dominican Republic and FAO

Institutional & promotional materials
January, 2019
Haiti
Dominican Republic

Long before opening a country office in Santo Domingo in 1979, FAO provided technical and financial assistance to the Dominican Republic to boost development of its agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors. Over the years, the Organization has implemented a large number of interventions covering a wide range of areas, including food security and nutrition, plant and animal health, sustainable natural resource use, forest management and institutional development.