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.

Over the past 15 years, FAO assistance to Belize has been delivered through approximately 85 interventions, including a focus on policy advice, advocacy and capacity building as well as emergency assistance and resource mobilization for the food and agriculture sector. More recently, resilience building and expansion of market access have become important features of cooperation. FAO’s support continues to be instrumental today, particularly in view of the country’s commitment to achieving food security and rural development.

FAO established a presence in Equatorial Guinea more than 30 years ago with the opening of a country office in Malabo. In June 2013, cooperation was strengthened with the establishment of a Partnership and Liaison Office and the appointment of the first FAO Representative in the country

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.

L’agriculture mondiale doit faire face à des défis sans précédent. De profonds changements dans nos systèmes alimentaires et agricoles (productions végétales et animales, foresterie, pêches et aquaculture) sont indispensables.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The economic contributions of forests in Eastern African countries have not received the desired attention in terms of policy and budgetary allocation needed for sustained growth of these forests. This, among other reasons, has led to the reduction of forest zones and an increase in the import of forest-related products, resulting in dwindling foreign currency reserves.