Italy gives €14 million for food security
The Italian Development Cooperation will make an additional contribution of 14 million euros to the FAO Trust Fund for Food Security and Food Safety, Italian authorities have announced.
Italian contributions to the FAO Trust Fund for Food
Security have so far helped fund 29 rural development projects, almost half of
them in Africa (14) with others in the Middle East, Central Asia, Eastern Europe
and the Caribbean and Pacific regions.
Security have so far helped fund 29 rural development projects, almost half of
them in Africa (14) with others in the Middle East, Central Asia, Eastern Europe
and the Caribbean and Pacific regions.
Agricultural
development
A common feature of all these projects is that they
identify agriculture and rural development as key factors for reducing poverty
and ensuring food security. They also offer training initiatives to conserve
biodiversity and help local producers’ associations find commercial outlets for
their products, with special emphasis on strengthening local
markets.
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