Brazil has added $17 million in funding to projects undertaken in its ongoing partnership with FAO, highlighting the Latin American country''s role as a key regional and global contributor to the fight against hunger.
The decisions, added to ongoing projects, has increased the portfolio of Brazil-funded projects through FAO to over $100 million.
The recent funding pledges made by Brazil include $5 million to support a new project for fisheries in Africa, US $4 million from for a new Regional Project for Africa, designed to promote exchange and dialogue on family farming policies; $3.5 million to expand the geographic coverage of the ongoing school-feeding project in Latin America and the Caribbean; and $4.3 million for a project focusing on promoting small-scale aquaculture to achieve food security and alleviate poverty risks around Latin America.
Brazil is currently supporting over 27 projects with FAO for a total amount of almost US $100 million and is one of the top 10 contributors to the Organization, along with the Group of Seven advanced industrial nations, Norway and Saudi Arabia.
