FAO in Rwanda

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05 April 2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) have virtually launched the agriculture human capital investment case study carried out in Rwanda. This case was part of a global study started...
21 February 2022
Zainab Byukusenge, 44 years old, is a farmer of onions, Irish potatoes, Garlic and beans on her arable land of one hectare in Rubavu district, Western Rwanda. She says, she is now farming as business thanks to the training she attended on Integrated Pests Management (IPM), better farming practices with mainstreaming...
17 February 2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Rwanda Development Board has launched a new project to enhance the digital skills and innovation capabilities to foster agri-preneurship among youth and women in Rwanda. “This project is coming in addressing first of all the critical challenge...
03 February 2022
Kigali – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with partners has unveiled a new project to strengthen agricultural innovation partnerships and processes that support climate-relevant and sustainable transformation of agriculture systems in Rwanda. The four year-project will focus on three areas: diversification of livestock and crop...
20 August 2021
Collaboration and coordination among sectors is key to deal with and mitigate consequences of health and animal threats using the One Health approach. That was the key message at a coordination meeting between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Rwanda and its partners,...