FAO in Tanzania

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21 March 2018
On occasion of celebration of International Day of Forests, 21st March Rapid urbanisation is now a big global development issue in many countries of the world. More and more people are moving to go and live in urban areas. More people live in cities than ever before.  It is expected that...
16 March 2018
As part of effort to combat and reduce the burden Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) using a One Health approach, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has donated a set of laboratory equipment and consumables to the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar in the United Republic of Tanzania (URT)...
08 March 2018
  The afternoon of September 10, 2016 will remain in the minds of Kagera region residents forever. On that particular date, a 5.9 Richter scale earthquake struck the region killing 19 people while injuring more than 400 others with 2,072 buildings reduced into rubbles. A total of 14,000 other buildings developed...
14 February 2018
Today, the Head of Delegation of the European Union to Tanzania and the East African Community, H.E. Roeland van de Geer together with representatives from FAO Tanzania, HELVETAS Swiss Interco-operation and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) presented three projects supporting the rice sector. These projects are financed by the EU...
01 February 2018
  Over  10,000 rice farmers in Iringa region including women, youth, and men are going to benefit from a project that aims to equip them with postharvest management skills to enhance their competitiveness in the market.   Dubbed ‘Improve Competitiveness and Increase Postharvest Management Capacity of Smallholder Farmers in the Rice Value...