Tokyo, Japan, August 20, 2025 – (JCN Newswire)— NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today revealed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to reinforce collective advancement help in Africa, accompanying the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9). This will add to the objectives of both celebrations to accomplish the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through ingenious and effective technology-enabled support, especially in the locations of farming and worldwide health/nutrition.
WFP Executive Director, Cindy McCain(left)and
NEC Corporate Senior Executive Vice President and CGAO, Shigehiro Tanaka (ideal)
WFP, developed in 1961, is a humanitarian help firm of the United Nations whose objective is to remove world cravings by offering emergency situation food help and advancement help in reaction to natural catastrophes and disputes. Its activities are funded by contributions from nationwide federal governments and contributions from personal companies and people, and in 2024 it provided food to roughly 124 million individuals.
Over the last few years, the variety of those in requirement of help has actually been increasing due to problems that consist of global disputes, catastrophes, and pandemics, which present major difficulties to accomplishing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). WFP is working worldwide to produce a world without cravings, and in order to accomplish this objective with restricted resources, it is important to profit from innovation that improves the effectiveness and efficiency of help.
WFP and NEC have actually introduced efforts for the tracking of farmland in Ethiopia and Zambia, utilizing the farming ICT platform “CropScope” (* 1), and likewise worked together to enhance maternal and kid nutrition in Ghana through using a digital health examination mobile application (* 2).
Now, through the conclusion of this MOC, the companies will add to constructing a more resistant and inclusive society by enhancing their cooperation generally in the fields of farming and worldwide health/nutrition, improving the performance of CropScope and the digital health examination mobile application, and making use of numerous innovations to guarantee sustainable advancement and to accomplish the SDGs in Africa.
NEC will get involved in the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) (* 3) at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan, from August 20 (Wed.) to 22 (Fri.), 2025. Throughout the occasion, NEC will hold workshops and exhibits on farming and international health at the “TICAD Business Expo and Conference” and at the Japan Fair (* 4).
“We are pleased to strengthen our collaboration with WFP toward ensuring sustainable development in Africa. We are confident that, through this MOC, we can further create social value by co-creating with WFP and leveraging our expertise in technology.”
– Takayuki Morita, President and Chief Executive Officer, NEC
(* 1)Smart farming management|NEC
(* 2)Ajinomoto, Sysmex, and NEC enhance maternal and kid health and nutrition in Ghana: Press Releases|NEC
(* 3)The 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9)
https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/africa/ticad/ticad9/index.html
(* 4)NEC to take part in “TICAD Business Expo and Conference” and thematic occasions for TICAD 9
https://www.nec.com/en/press/202508/global_20250805_03.html
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