FAO in Uganda

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20 May 2022
FAO Uganda supports the review of the current biorisk management training curriculum  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the National Health Laboratory Diagnostic Services, through the national coordination office for Biosafety and Biosecurity, has organized a review meeting for the current biorisk management training...
06 May 2022
This partial graduation will establish a new batch of ISAVET trainees, which will strengthen networks between partners to improve animal health systems in the country   The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) held today the   closure workshop,...
14 April 2022
New analyses of milk farmers’ prices and milk collection centres to pave way for policy action and future investment.      Today, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concluded a round of regional and national policy dialogues with Uganda’s Dairy Development Authority (DDA) and key dairy stakeholders in a...
22 March 2022
FAO, OIE and WHO support national authorities in their efforts to establish the Tripartite Information Sharing Operational Tool (SIS OT) to strengthen coordinated surveillance and information sharing to fight zoonotic diseases.   Uganda is strengthening capacity for coordinated zoonotic disease surveillance and improving information sharing to feed into the Early Warning and...
16 March 2022
A new economic study that recommends which agrifood sub-sectors should be prioritized by public investment was presented to government officials at a stakeholders workshop held in Kampala in March 2022. The workshop, which was organised by FAO, was part of a multi-step approach to identify and prioritize sub-sectors, commodities and...