The project “CP/INT/231/SWI: Strengthening Agricultural Water Efficiency and Productivity on the African and Global Level” aims at reducing hunger and poverty in three African countries (Burkina Faso, Morocco and Uganda) by focusing on the improvement of Agriculture Water Management (AWM) and…

Cooperation between Finland and FAO has been ongoing since the Organization was established in 1945. Finland has contributed as well as financially, through active participation in FAO’s work and has been a key donor for projects around the world. As a traditional partner in FAO’s Assistant…

Meeting Name: European Forestry Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:EFC/2015/7 - ECE/TIM/2015/7
Session: Sess.38 - Sess.73

Meeting Name: European Forestry Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:EFC/2015/8 - ECE/TIM/2015/8
Session: Sess.38 - Sess.73

Slovenia joined the Organization in 1993. Since then, cooperation has involved a variety of areas concerning sustainable agriculture and rural development. Today, responsible and sustainable management of fishery and forestry resources are major areas of FAO assistance. Slovenia also plays an…

Meeting Name: European Commission on Agriculture
Meeting symbol/code: ECA/39/15/3
Session: Sess. 39

In the early 1970’s, about 80 ha of rich fen, meadows and wet forest on the margins of the large and pristine raised bog ‘Komosse’ in Southern Sweden were drained by ditches to promote spruce (Picea abies) growth and forestry production. Draining had a dramatic impact on forest production on the…

Meeting Name: European Forestry Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:EFC/2015/11 - ECE/TIM/2015/11
Session: Sess.38 - Sess.73

Meeting Name: European Forestry Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:EFC/2015/6 - ECE/TIM/2015/6
Session: Sess. 38 - Sess. 73

The Netherlands became an FAO member in 1945, and has since been a valuable resource partner on multiple FAO projects and programmes. The Netherlands shares FAO’s continued interest in developing programmes for the financial inclusion of family farmers, especially women, by treating them as…

Meeting Name: Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry
Meeting symbol/code: FO:EFC/2015/Inf.3 - ECE/TIM/2015/Inf.3
Session: Sess.38 - Sess.73

Meeting Name: European Commission on Agriculture
Meeting symbol/code: ECA/39/15/3
Session: Sess. 39