News
17 October 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is supporting Rwanda’s Veterinary Services efforts towards strengthening the animal health surveillance system to prepare for, prevent, detect and respond to animal disease threats. The world today faces unexpected infectious disease outbreaks, and along with the emergence, re-emergence and endemic persistence...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is supporting Rwanda’s Veterinary Services efforts towards strengthening the animal health surveillance system to prepare for, prevent, detect and respond to animal disease threats. The world today faces unexpected infectious disease outbreaks, and along with the emergence, re-emergence and endemic persistence...
09 September 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Rwanda Arts Initiative (RAI), has launched a gastronomy book that showcases the rich culinary heritage of Rwanda and the hidden potential of local but often underutilised ingredients. The launch of Uruhimbi: Rwanda Gastronomy and Culinary Art,...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Rwanda Arts Initiative (RAI), has launched a gastronomy book that showcases the rich culinary heritage of Rwanda and the hidden potential of local but often underutilised ingredients. The launch of Uruhimbi: Rwanda Gastronomy and Culinary Art,...
19 June 2024
The campaign was in Karuyombe Cell, Cyotamakara Village, Ntyazo Sector, Nyanza District, Southern Province on a five-hectare mango and avocado farm. This farm, which has successfully kept mealybug infestations at minimal levels, serves as a beacon of hope, demonstrating the feasibility of managing and potentially eradicating these pests. Over the past...
The campaign was in Karuyombe Cell, Cyotamakara Village, Ntyazo Sector, Nyanza District, Southern Province on a five-hectare mango and avocado farm. This farm, which has successfully kept mealybug infestations at minimal levels, serves as a beacon of hope, demonstrating the feasibility of managing and potentially eradicating these pests. Over the past...
26 April 2024
The investment plan is rooted in the vast opportunities for the private sector in the agriculture and livestock sector, and it has the potential to benefit more than 1.4 million people and requires $501.8 million to be implemented. The plan focuses on three key value chains – tea, small livestock...
The investment plan is rooted in the vast opportunities for the private sector in the agriculture and livestock sector, and it has the potential to benefit more than 1.4 million people and requires $501.8 million to be implemented. The plan focuses on three key value chains – tea, small livestock...
02 February 2024
In a recent address at the opening session of the workshop on Joint National Situation and Surveillance System Assessments on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Antimicrobial Use in Kigali, the FAO Country Representative, Coumba Sow, emphasized the importance of creating capacities to strengthen the national AMR surveillance system and promotion of...
In a recent address at the opening session of the workshop on Joint National Situation and Surveillance System Assessments on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Antimicrobial Use in Kigali, the FAO Country Representative, Coumba Sow, emphasized the importance of creating capacities to strengthen the national AMR surveillance system and promotion of...
