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Bilateral meeting with H.E. Marcos da Cruz, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forestry of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
28/08/2024
Dili — FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and His Excellency Marcos da Cruz, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Forestry of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, met today in Dili during an official visit by the FAO Director-General.
Bilateral meeting with H.E. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste
28/08/2024
Dili — The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu met with the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, His Excellency Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, at the Government Palace in Dili.
FAO and Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley forge agrifood systems innovation partnership
23/08/2024
Molondin, Switzerland - Director-General QU Dongyu has signed, on behalf of FAO, a Letter of Intent with the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley (SFNV) to promote innovation and safeguard global agrifood systems for the future.
Bilateral meeting with H.E. Guy Parmelin, Federal Councilor, Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research of Switzerland
22/08/2024
Bern - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and His Excellency Guy Parmelin, Federal Councilor, Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research of Switzerland met today at the Federal Palace in Bern. The Federal Councilor was joined by Christian Hofer, Director-General of the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), and Her Excellency Ambassador Krisztina Bende, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to FAO.
In Switzerland, the FAO Director-General engages with academia and entrepreneurs in agrifood systems and sustainability
22/08/2024
Zurich – During the second day of his visit to Switzerland FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today visited the ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, where he met with Vice-President Christian Wolfrum to discuss ongoing research initiatives and their contributions to global agrifood systems solutions.
Director-General visits Swiss centres of agricultural excellence
21/08/2024
Zurich — FAO Director-General QU Dongyu began a three-day trip to Switzerland on Wednesday by visiting centres of agricultural excellence, where he discussed the triple challenges of climate change, food security, and biodiversity during meetings with managers and officials.
Bilateral Meeting with His Excellency Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi
19/08/2024
Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and His Excellency Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi, met today at FAO headquarters in Rome.
Director-General opens Slovakia’s Agrokomplex 2024 exhibition
15/08/2024
Nitra - On the second day of his visit to the Slovak Republic, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu participated in the opening ceremony of the country’s Agrokomplex 2024, a major international exhibition on food and agriculture, underlining the sector’s crucial role in striving to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals amid an array of challenges.
Bilateral meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment, H.E. T. Taraba, together with the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, H.E. R. Takáč, and other high level government officials
14/08/2024
Bratislava - Director-General QU Dongyu and Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment, H.E. T. Taraba, met today in Bratislava during the Director-General’s visit to the Slovak Republic.
In Slovakia, the Director-General visits research institutions and witnesses the signing of a letter of intent
14/08/2024
Bratislava, Slovakia – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu began a two-day visit to Slovakia, focusing on the country’s leading agricultural research institutions.
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