COP28: FAO welcomes $50 million in funding for innovative African crops project

Rome. – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a pledge from the United States of America of $50 million in new funding for the innovative Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) programme, which aims to identify and develop neglected but climate-resilient crops for use in agriculture around Africa. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced the new funding, which adds to the $100 million committed earlier this year, at the Leaders‘ Event: Transforming Food Systems in the face of Climate Change event at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai on Friday. => fao.org