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Philippines strengthens agri-cooperation with Japan

The Government of Japan is conducting an assistance program for procuring chemical fertilisers and facilitating fertiliser management in cooperation with the UN FAO. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

On 22 November, representatives of the Embassy of Japan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), headed by Economic Minister Nihei Daisuke and First Secretary and Agriculture attache Tachikawa Jumpei, paid a courtesy call to the Department of Agriculture (DA) to identify key areas of agricultural cooperation between the Philippines and Japan

DA participates in ASEAN ministers’ meetings for food security and sustainability

The meetings focused on pandemic recovery measures; policy frameworks related to ASEAN cooperation in food, agriculture, and forestry; food security and nutrition. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

The Department of Agriculture (DA), represented by senior undersecretary Domingo Panganiban, emphasised “the importance of regional cooperation, robust coordination, and clearly stated goals to continue thriving in the face of pandemic, climate change, and natural disaster risks”

Pilot activity launched to improve lives of rural women in Vietnam’s northern mountainous region

The pilot activity will directly benefit about 500 farmers, including women, and will indirectly benefit the other 2,500 people in the project target locations. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) co-organised the launching workshop of the pilot activity on ‘Resilient Livelihoods for Rural Women in Vietnam Northern Mountainous Region’

Paving the way towards a greener, more resilient, and inclusive future

The CAREC Programme is a partnership of countries and development partners working together to promote sustainable development. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

Countries in central and west Asia have endorsed three new cross-border cooperation initiatives to help accelerate the region’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, improve food security, and boost the development of clean energy

Singapore deepens partnership with FAO for climate-resilient transformation of agrifood systems

FAO and Singapore will explore joint workshops to support assessments of climate change risks to agriculture in the region. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

As a response to the devastating effects of the climate crisis on agricultural yields, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of the Republic of Singapore are strengthening their collaboration under their existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was first signed in 2015 and renewed for the second time in 2021

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