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CROP PROTECTION

SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION: FAO SIGNS KEY

AGREEMENT WITH CHINESE GOVERNMENT

experience between China and other
countries of the global South. In 2015,
China contributed an additional USD 50
million for Phase II of the Programme.
The FAO-China SSC Programme has
achieved substantial results to date.
Under this flagship South-South and
Triangular Cooperation Programme, a
total of 25 national, regional, inter-re-
gional and global projects have been
implemented to support agricultural
development and food security in line
with countries’ priorities and needs.
The Programme has reached more than
100,000 direct beneficiaries and sev-
eral hundred thousand indirect benefi-
ciaries at grassroots level in rural areas.
Chinese experts fielded in host coun-
tries have transferred practical and
adaptable technologies by providing
demand-driven demonstrations and
trainings in collaboration with local
The agreement marks the official “This is an important agreement, both counterparts.
launch of Phase III of the FAO-China in terms of synergy between China’s In addition to the field projects, more
South-South Cooperation Programme experience and FAO’s priorities and than 50 global capacity development
after China’s announcement of an ad- also for China’s continuous contri- events and activities have been organ-
ditional $50 million in funding bution to promoting South-South and ized with the participation of thousands
The Food and Agriculture Organiza- Triangular Cooperation, to transform of government officials, technical ex-
tion of the United Nations (FAO) has agrifood systems and to achieve Better perts, small-scale farmers and other
signed an agreement with the Chinese Production, Better Nutrition, a Better stakeholders from over 100 FAO’s
Government officially launching Phase Environment and a Better Life for all, member states.
III of the FAO-China South-South Co- leaving no-one behind,” FAO Direc-
operation (SSC) Programme. tor-General QU Dongyu said. FAO’s role in South-
The General Agreement was signed The overarching goal of Phase III South and Triangular
by the Director-General of FAO, QU of the FAO-China SSC Programme is Cooperation
Dongyu and the Minister of Agricul- to support developing countries in
ture and Rural Affairs of the People’s achieving sustainable agrifood systems The successful introduction of new
Republic of China,TANG Renjian. transformation and to contribute to the technologies through SSTC in many
countries has contributed to increased
It followed the announcement by implementation of the 2030 Agenda food security, especially through the
and Sustainable Development Goals
Chinese President Xi Jinping in Sep- improvement of agricultural productiv-
tember 2020 of an additional $50 million (SDGs), especially SDG1 and SDG2. ity, diversification of food crops, small
in funding for the Programme. Phase III of the FAO-China SSC Pro- animal and fish production, and rural
gramme covers six key thematic areas:
President Xi made the pledge during agricultural production and productiv- incomes.
a video address to the general debate ity; value chains and trade; tropical Over the past two decades, a total
of the United Nations General Assem- of $435 million has been invested in
bly. agriculture and dryland farming; re- SSTC projects and activities.
silience building; emergency response,
The agreement underlines “China’s and global governance and traditional
effort to prioritize the development of agricultural areas. Special focus will
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ongoing rural revitalization strategy” innovation and digital agriculture,
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In 2009, the FAO-China SSC Pro-
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