The answer is South-South cooperation. From providing know-how and practical technologies suitable for local conditions, to tackling issues of food insecurity, poverty and sustainable agriculture through innovative solutions, the important impact of South-South cooperation is gradually making itself felt. What better time to start doing this, as we celebrate the UN South-South Cooperation this month? How is South-South cooperation helping countries map out their capacity needs and knowledge gaps and finding sustainable, cost-effective, long-lasting and economically viable solutions? Sosorbaram Lkhagvaa, a 34-year-old from Mongolia, is one of the many beneficiaries of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation programme, and is now working in a greenhouse farm supported by the programme.

Source: The Star September 28, 2020 02:15 UTC