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08 March 2024
Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day is celebrated to honour women's contibutions across various spheres and advocate for gender equality and empowerment of women and girls worldwide. This year's theme, "Invest in women: Accelerate progress," resonates with FAO’s report on the “Status of Women in the Agrifood Systems,” which underscores the...
27 February 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) launched a Programme for Improving Fisheries Governance and Blue Economy Trade Corridors in the SADC region (PROFISHBLUE) in Kigoma, United Republic of Tanzania. The event was officiated by the Kigoma Regional Administrative Secretary (RAS), alongside...
27 November 2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, held a symbolic handover ceremony of crucial equipment to the Zanzibar Plant Protection Division. The equipment which includes surveillance drones, laboratory facilities, and ICT equipment—is part of the "Strengthening Plant Health Services...
16 November 2023
The Tanzanian government, in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has officially launched the Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs) for Tanzania mainland, an initiative to promote healthier diets and fight malnutrition in the country that follows the launch of Zanzibar...
10 October 2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania held a momentous event, the symbolic handover of essential equipment that will bolster the capacity of the Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticide Authority (TPHPA) in strengthening plant health...