$39.2-M FAO-backed project to help farmers with climate change

$39.2-M FAO-backed project to help farmers with climate change

MANILA, Philippines — A $39.2-million project will help 100 towns nationwide reduce carbon emissions through an initiative that aims to strengthen farmers’ resilience to climate change, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In a statement on Tuesday, the FAO said priority areas include towns in Apayao, Ifugao, Kalinga, Cagayan, Isabela, Camarines

Philippines backs consensus for more efficient, responsive FAO

The Philippines supported an emerging consensus on the need to make the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) more agile, efficient, responsive, impactful and fit for purpose, and aligned with the wider United Nations system, at the 177th session of the Council of FAO held on April 7-11 at its headquarters in Rome, Italy.