FAO in Tanzania

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15 April 2019
Recognizing the slow progress in improving the food security and nutrition situation in Eastern Africa, parliamentarians from nine Eastern African nations have pledged to urge their governments to intensify their battle against food insecurity, malnutrition and hunger by enacting sound legislation and allocating adequate resources. During their First Annual Meeting, held...
01 April 2019
By Fred Kafeero* The importance of forests cannot be overstated since all life on earth, therefore our survival, depends on them. They provide livelihoods for humans; are important habitats for animals they protect watersheds; prevent soil erosion; and help mitigate the negative impacts of climate change. However, despite all this significance, forests...
01 April 2019
Na Fred Kafeero * Misitu ni muhimu sana kwani maisha yote juu ya dunia, ikijumuisha uhai wetu, yanaitegemea. Inatoa vipato kwa wanadamu, ni sehemu ya makazi kwa wanyama, inalinda vyanzo vya maji; inazuia mmomonyoko wa udongo; na inasaidia kukabiliana na athari za mabadiliko ya tabia nchi. Hata hivyo, pamoja na umuhimu huu...
01 April 2019
Mwaka 2012 Mkutano Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa ulitangaza Machi 21 kila mwaka kuwa Siku ya Kimataifa ya Misitu. Dunia huadhimisha siku hii kwa kukuza uelewa wa umuhimu wa aina zote za misitu na kukabiliana na baadhi ya changamoto kubwa tulizo nazo kwa sasa, kama vile mabadiliko ya tabia nchi,...
21 March 2019
In 2012 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March as the International Day of Forests. The world observes this day by raising awareness on the importance of all types of forests addressing some of the biggest challenges we face today, such as climate change, eliminating hunger, alleviating poverty and...