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Technical Cooperation Programme

The Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) was created to enable FAO to make its know-how and technical expertise available to member countries upon request. TCP projects are subject to approval criteria that ensure relevance and sustainability of the assistance provided, while catalyzing results towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. 

TCP Results since 2018

An updated monthly record of individual results from TCP Projects. For information on how the results are collected see TCP Results & Indicators 

2 209

Projects Completed (USD495 Million)

7.9 Billion USD

Resources Mobilized

938 774

Beneficiary Households

2 159 080

Non-Government Staff Trained

153 191

Government Staff Trained

4 169

Outreach Products Created

7 503

Technical Products Delivered

6 282

Technical Facilities Upgraded

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TCP Evaluation 2020 - Five Years Later

FAO welcomed the independent Evaluation of the Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) which presented its report to Governing Bodies in late 2020.

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Results and Indicators

About 700 to 800 TCP projects are approved every biennium and more than 1 000 TCPs can be operational at the same time. The challenge to systematically monitor and document how the TCP delivers for Member Countries has been taken up since 2018. 

TCP and SIDS

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are a group of low-lying island nations that are home to approximately 65 million people. Climate change, natural disasters and the distance from global markets make these nations particularly vulnerable.

TCP as a Catalyst

By design, TCP projects are meant to complement ongoing programmes/activities. Given its scope, standalone use would unlikely be sustainable or effective.  Emphasis is on complementing ongoing high priority...

TCP and Strategic Alignment

TCP funded interventions are the most frequent project type in FAO. Around 40 percent of all projects approved in a year are TCP funded, and in many countries, TCP constitutes a major part of the field programme.  

TCP and Emergencies

Emergency TCP projects support both anticipatory action and immediate responses to disasters and early rehabilitation measures through the timely delivery of essential agricultural inputs...(more)

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Examples of completed projects
Promoción del comercio para productos con identidad de marca y origen
01/2024

Bolivia reconoce a 36 pueblos y naciones indígenas originarias que ostentan sistemas tradicionales de producción de alimentos, característicos por el desarrollo de prácticas de uso no consuntivo como la recolección de productos del bosque, la realización de actividades agroecológicas, pecuarias y pesca, entre otros.

Emergency Response to Mitigate the Impact of One-Health Related Threats on the Most Vulnerable Persons in Rural Areas in China
11/2023

As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, inflation in China increased, particularly in the food sector, impacting significantly upon the cost of living for vulnerable households.

Technical Support for Institutional and Capacity Enhancement on Gender-Sensitive Fisheries Management and Conservation
06/2022

Fisheries are critically important for Cambodia. With about 32 percent of the country consisting of either permanent or seasonal wetlands, and 435 km of coastline along estuaries, bays and islands, fisheries make a large contribution to diet and livelihoods

Empowering rural women in Haiti: a step forward
02/2022

Rural women have an important role in the development of their communities. Their work at the level of groups, associations, farms, households and markets is increasingly essential and recognised by development partners.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION OF SMALLHOLDER FARMS FOR ENHANCING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION, AND REDUCING DRUDGERY OF WOMEN AND YOUNG FARMERS
02/2022

Agricultural growth and productivity remain central to poverty reduction. This is particularly true in Nepal, where agriculture employs two-thirds of the labour force and provides almost one-third of the gross domestic product. Agricultural production is dominated by subsistence crop subsectors, with farms adopting a mixed farming system of crops, livestock, and agroforestry.