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21 March 2018
Agriculture is one of East Africa’s most important sectors, with about 80 percent of the population of the region living in rural areas and depending on agriculture for their livelihood. Food produced is for home consumption, processing and also for export. Climate change and its impacts such as drought has caused...
Agriculture is one of East Africa’s most important sectors, with about 80 percent of the population of the region living in rural areas and depending on agriculture for their livelihood. Food produced is for home consumption, processing and also for export. Climate change and its impacts such as drought has caused...
19 February 2018
Marie Constance Mukamwiza is an enthusiastic farmer in Gishari, Rwamagana district. She is involved more in horticulture, growing avocadoes, mangoes, passion fruits and other crops on an Eight hectare of land. However, recently, she had to uproot two hectares of her passion fruits due to the Passion fruit Diseases that...
Marie Constance Mukamwiza is an enthusiastic farmer in Gishari, Rwamagana district. She is involved more in horticulture, growing avocadoes, mangoes, passion fruits and other crops on an Eight hectare of land. However, recently, she had to uproot two hectares of her passion fruits due to the Passion fruit Diseases that...
22 November 2017
The Eastern Africa Parliamentarian dialogue on Food and Nutrition Security was held in Kigali, Rwanda from 21 to 22 November 2017, bringing together Parliamentarians from member countries of FAO Subregional office for Eastern Africa in committees or networks on agriculture, food and nutrition, Health and Women/Gender. MPs who participated in...
The Eastern Africa Parliamentarian dialogue on Food and Nutrition Security was held in Kigali, Rwanda from 21 to 22 November 2017, bringing together Parliamentarians from member countries of FAO Subregional office for Eastern Africa in committees or networks on agriculture, food and nutrition, Health and Women/Gender. MPs who participated in...
14 November 2017
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a high level policy dialogue with Rwanda’s Senators and Chamber of Deputies and other government institutions to raise awareness on how to meet the global and regional commitments that Rwanda has ratified. The meeting is also to help the Parliamentarians understand...
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a high level policy dialogue with Rwanda’s Senators and Chamber of Deputies and other government institutions to raise awareness on how to meet the global and regional commitments that Rwanda has ratified. The meeting is also to help the Parliamentarians understand...
04 November 2017
Over 500 participants from 190 delegations of the International Treaty on Plant Genetics resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) across the world, convened in Kigali, Rwanda from the 30 October – 03 November 2017 for the Seventh Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty. The conference aimed at among...
Over 500 participants from 190 delegations of the International Treaty on Plant Genetics resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) across the world, convened in Kigali, Rwanda from the 30 October – 03 November 2017 for the Seventh Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty. The conference aimed at among...
