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The Investment Centre is a division of FAO's Technical Cooperation Department. It promotes greater investment in agriculture and rural development by assisting developing countries to identify and formulate effective and sustainable agricultural policies, programmes and projects. It does this with funding from multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, regional development banks and international funds as well as FAO resources.
The Investment Centre is committed to the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals specifically the goal of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger.
Investment Training - New Workshop Approach
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18/12/2008 -
From 8 to 12 December 2008, a pilot workshop was held on the “Formulation of Investment Projects in Agriculture and Rural Development”, in Budapest, organized by the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU) and the Subregional Office for Central and Eastern Europe (SEU), with the Investment Centre.
Recognizing the importance of proper analysis and development of public investment projects to meet the objectives of national development plans and strategies, the workshop focused on illustrating all stages of the project cycle, helping participants understand and improve their technical skills in investment planning, formulation, implementation and evaluation. [More..]
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Each year the FAO Investment Centre organizes more than 600 field missions for 140 investment projects in around 100 countries. One of the most important tasks of these missions is to engage the participation of farmers and other local groups.
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