ITALY07 September 2009, Rome - FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf delivering his speech during the opening session of the FMPP Policy Learning Programme (Rome, 7-25 September 2009). , 7 to 25 September 2009 - High-Level Policy Learning Programme A group of Senior Policy-Makers and FAO Representatives from six countries (Bhutan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sierra Leone) will take part in a three-week learning programme on the formulation and implementation of policies and strategies for agriculture, rural development and food security. The programme is organized by TCA in collaboration with 13 divisions from all departments. It is implemented in the framework of the FAO Multidonor Partnership Programme (FMPP) funded by the Governments of the Netherlands and Norway.