FAO pumps P140m into development projects

Teaming up: A panel discusses FAO's approach to partnership during the organisation’s stakeholder engagement last week PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Teaming up: A panel discusses FAO's approach to partnership during the organisation’s stakeholder engagement last week PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Food Agricultural Organisation (FAO) says it has poured P142 million into partnering government's developmental efforts through a diverse portfolio of projects since 2018.

The projects addressed critical areas such as horticulture, aquaculture, apiculture development, food and nutrition policy development, post-harvest loss management, the cultivation of good agricultural practices, quality management systems, and the assessment and mitigation of land degradation, among others.

Out of the 24 projects, about 14 of them are complete with the rest nearing completion.

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