Technical Assistance: Bringing Knowledge to the Field
Public policies are only successful when people have the necessary technical information to carry out their work in the field.
FAO is a centre of expertise for all aspects of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. It publishes technical and training manuals that provide countries with practical information to ensure the success of policies aimed at eradicating hunger.
Projects that manage to reduce hunger tend to be those that have been developed and implemented with the active participation of poor people suffering from hunger. Poor farmers and fishermen have extensive knowledge about local resources. Projects that take advantage of this knowledge are most likely to produce long-lasting results.
Thanks to its extensive field program, FAO has gained valuable experience on how to leverage this knowledge and local skills.
Funding Methods
The Global Cooperation Programme, GCP: A donor government provides financial resources to FAO to carry out a project in another country. In this case, the recipient country is the beneficiary of the technical assistance project.
The Unilateral Trust Fund, UTF: A country provides FAO with the necessary funds to carry out a technical assistance project in its own country.
Technical Cooperation Programme, TCP: This programme enables FAO, with funding from its regular program, to respond quickly to the urgent technical assistance and emergency needs of Member Countries.
Special Programme for Food Security, SPFS: This programme helps governments repeat successful food-security practices at a national level. SPFS also promotes rural infrastructure investment, non-farm income, urban agriculture and protection networks.
Telefood Projects: These finance small independent projects in livestock, fishing and agriculture and provide support for school vegetable garden initiatives and apiculture. Each project has a maximum budget of 10,000 dollars and do not last 12 months.
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