FAO in Tanzania

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23 May 2019
Interview by The Citizen newspaper Reporter, Rosemary Mirondo with the Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to Tanzania, Mr. Fred Kafeero, ahead of the Mwananchi Though Leadership Forum on Agriculture held on May 23, 2019. You may read it from The Citizen newspaper at https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/How-FAO-is-impacting-TZ-agriculture/1840340-5127788-snw41qz/index.html    What...
18 April 2019
Tanzania is the first country in Africa to pilot the joint risk assessment (JRA), a tool developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and World Health Organization (WHO) for assessing zoonotic threats. JRA supports inter-sectoral risk assessment for zoonotic...
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...