UN’S FAO AND SLOW FOOD TO BOOST LIVELIHOODS OF SMALL FARMERS

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UN'S FAO AND SLOW FOOD TO BOOST LIVELIHOODS OF SMALL FARMERSNew York,
May 15 2013 12:00PMThe United Nations Food and Agricultural
Organization (FAO) and the international non-profit organization Slow
Food today agreed to promote traditional cooking and locally produced
food as part of a project to boost incomes for small farmers and rural
communities.

"Slow Food and FAO share the same vision of a sustainable and
hunger-free world, safeguarding biodiversity for future generations,"
<"http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/176076/icode/">said FAO,
Director-General José Graziano da Silva, signing a three-year Memo of
Understanding with Slow Food.

"Today's agreement, providing for a number of important joint
initiatives, brings us a step closer to that objective."

Under the agreement, FAO and Slow Food will join forces "to promote
more inclusive food and agricultural systems at local, national and
international levels," according to a news release the Rome-based
agency sent today.

The project, which can help conserve the use of neglected crops, and
reduce food losses and waste, can also help produce inventories of
local, indigenous and underutilized species that are potentially
important to food security, the UN agency noted.

The collaboration will also focus on adding value to animal products
and boosting incomes for farmers and others in the food chain, as well
as providing better access to markets for small farmers by
strengthening producers' organizations and cooperatives.

The new agreement will build on projects FAO already has underway,
including the Hunger-Free Africa initiative grouping FAO, African
Union and Brazil's Instituto Lula to eradicate hunger from the
continent starting with four countries - Angola, Ethiopia, Malawi and
Niger.

Another possible area for collaboration is support to rural women
through the ongoing Dimitra project run by FAO, the European
Commission and Belgium. This participatory information and
communication project highlights women's key role in food production
so that their interests are better taken into consideration.

According to the news release, FAO is also looking into the possible
development of toolkits for the international Education of Rural
People (ERP) Partnership, which aims to remove existing constraints
and ensure education and skills training for all rural people.May 15
2013 12:00PM
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