FAO in Uganda

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15 September 2022
Kampala - Dramatic dialogue, music and poetry are not the usual ways that the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) raises awareness of and sensitizes rural communities on women’s land rights, but an innovative project in Uganda is doing just that through so-called Talking Books. Talking books are audio devices...
15 September 2022
the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed an agreement with the Embassy of Sweden to undertake the Green Schools Initiative (GSI). The GSI will raise awareness and understanding of climate change and environmental degradation within schools in Uganda while empowering academic institutions and school-going children...
24 August 2022
Ugandans in the diaspora now have a platform and coordinated network to facilitate their comprehensive and meaningful participation in the development of the agricultural sector in Uganda. FAO supported the establishment and inauguration of the Uganda Diaspora in Agribusiness Network (UDAN) and held the first-ever Uganda diaspora-youth agribusiness matchmaking conference...
23 August 2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) passed out the third cohort of veterinarians who successfully completed the In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET). This cohort of 40 graduates brings to 87, the total number of professionals trained under ISAVET.   The four-months training programme aims to empower veterinary...
04 August 2022
Amidst the ongoing food insecurity crisis in some areas of the Karamoja sub-region, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations World Food Programme, and the Office of the Prime Minister have convened a meeting with District Local Government Leaders in the Karamoja sub-region to discuss...