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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information. We help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. Since our founding in 1945, we have focused special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and hungry people.
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Displaying 161 - 165 of 168Technical assistance for the implementation of the agrarian policy in the framework of the VGGT
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The project aims at supporting the implementation of the agrarian policy (2014) in the frame of the VGGT in particular regarding land access; alternative conflict resolution mechanisms and supporting the monitoring of the policy implementation.
Development of National Forest Policy of Tanzania
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The project is supporting the development of a new forest policy in Tanzania. As part of the process, the project supported a VGGT based forest tenure assessment, a community based forestry (CBF) assessment, and a forest and food security/nutrition assessment. Findings and recommendations from these assessments are informing the drafting of the new forest policy.
Technical assistance to implement land policy in Colombia
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Support to the implementation of the land policy through technical assistance to the review and test of the methodology of massive regularization; support to the evaluation of the farmers communal areas (zonas de reservas campesinas) and the establishment of a system to follow up on the regularization process.
Development of National Land Banks for improved Food and Nutrition Security and Land Administration
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The project is aimed at developing National land banks in Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to promote food and nutrition security and support sustainable management of rural lands, in particular idle and underutilized lands. The project also aims to strengthen the capacity of staff of the Land Administration Divisions in each country to manage and operate the Land Banks, thereby promoting good governance of land tenure in the respective countries. The project will significantly contribute to increasing food production, sustainable land management and rural development in the three countries.
Piloting the Sierra Leone Community Based Forestry Concept
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The TCP is facilitating the implementation of the CBF Concept at a pilot scale, drawing lessons and using it to leverage funding for future scale-up. Implementation of the CBF Concept in Sierra Leone will lead to improved security of tenure, clear incentive mechanisms, improved food security and strong community institutions which will go a long way in securing and increasing the forest resources and hence enhancing the environmental services they provide. While FAO is taking the lead in providing technical guidance and advice, the implementation of the project is the responsibility of forestry department staff at national and decentralized levels.