The FAO-Netherlands Partnership Programme (FNPP) started its operations in 2001.
The second phase of the programme (2004 to 2007) aims to enhance FAO’s effectiveness in providing policy assistance to developing countries in their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. It is designed as a flexible and innovative programme to develop new and more effective working methods, both within the Organization and at the country level.
FNPP adopts an interdisciplinary and cross-departmental approach, consisting mainly of country-based activities. It operates in 17 countries.
The programme focuses on the following three themes: The Agrobiodiversity Theme aims to achieve greater integration of agrobiodiversity in national agricultural and environmental programmes and policies, based on application of lessons learned from global and community processes; improve local management and utilization of agrobiodiversity for sustainable livelihoods; and have a direct impact on the reduction of poverty and food insecurity in pilot sites. The Food Security Theme seeks to develop and promote the wide adoption of a comprehensive framework for needs assessment, food security analysis, and response to emergency and crisis situations in member countries. It aims to improve the integration of food security objectives in National Poverty Reduction Strategies, and the targeting and effectiveness of policy measures and programmes that address food insecurity and poverty through facilitating the adjustment of small farmers and rural communities to a more globalized and urbanized food economy. The Forestry Theme aims at strengthening national policy frameworks and institutional arrangements to contribute to the sustainable management and conservation of forests, through improved forestry legislation and forest law compliance, integrated land-use assessments, and alternative approaches to sustainable forest management.
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