FAO + Ireland: Partnering for a peaceful, equal and sustainable world
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Partnership at a glance
Since becoming a member of FAO in 1946, Ireland has remained a steadfast and committed partner in the global fight against hunger and malnutrition. FAO is acutely aware that fighting food crises and famine, resolving conflicts, and ending poverty and forced migration holds a special meaning for the Irish people. This report demonstrates the valuable contribution that Ireland, through its partnership with FAO, has made to the lives and livelihoods of smallholder farmers and their families throughout the world.
Ireland is an agile and innovative force within FAO, supporting all Core Functions of the Organization to deliver results-focused outcomes that reach the furthest behind first. The largest share of funding during the 2014–2020 period went to the Organization’s efforts to increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises (88 percent), followed by its work to era
Indigenous, forgotten crops can help reverse Africa’s malnutrition and low consumption of fruit and vegetables that falls well below the World Health Organisation’s recommendation of 146 kilograms per year.
Africa has 22 percent of its population undernourished, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, which co-organized the panel, held 16 February 2021, online. Diversity is crucial for food and nutrition security, say researchers, yet there are huge gaps in knowledge of the many different types of indigenous fruit trees and vegetables, with only a few varieties in the market and others at the risk of extinction. Trees, shrubs and lianas contribute 71 percent of the global supply of fruit yet information about the majority of the fruit species remain unavailable in databases, such as the standard reference work,
FEC approves ratification of plant genetic resources treaty
The endorsement of the treaty is expected to enhance the capacity of agricultural scientists and agricultural production in the country.
He said the endorsement of the treaty would enhance the capacity of agricultural scientists and agricultural production in the country.
“This memo which was approved today was a treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. The importance of this treaty is for the advancement and enhancement of the agricultural resource base of the member countries,” he said.
He said, “Nigeria has signed the treaty for a long time but it is only today that the FEC approved the ratification”.
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the ratification of Nigeria’s membership of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
Former Director-General of FAO, José Graziano da Silva, and the former President of IFAD, Kanayo F. Nwanze.
Afronomics Law | 3 September 2019
Access to Food and Intellectual Property Rights: Commentary on the Draft UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Agricultural Land Investment Contracts
By Titilayo Adebola
This commentary considers the access to food component of the draft UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Agricultural Land Investment Contracts (Guide) and voices its silence on intellectual property rights (IPRs). In the past decade, foreign investors have increased the number of investments in the long-term lease of arable land, especially in Africa, and in the Global South, generally. The reasons for the choice of these locations include the availability of large portions of inexpensive agricultural land, inexpensive local labour and favourable climatic conditions for crop production. The Guide proposes more responsible investments in agriculture from public and private sect