FAO in Uganda

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26 March 2019
Moyo District – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reaffirms its commitment to supporting refugees and host communities in Uganda to be resilient and food and nutrition secure, as part of its contribution to Uganda’s refugee response, and in recognition of the potential of refugees to...
21 February 2019
Kampala- African governments have been urged to prioritize efforts to support smallholder farmers to transition out of subsistence farming, by placing the commercialization of food staples such as roots and tubers, at the center of national agricultural development strategies. The call was made by the Representative of the Food and   Agriculture...
19 February 2019
In a joint effort to foster animal health in Uganda, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have instituted national technical and steering committees to spearhead effective and efficient animal disease surveillance across the country. These committees will...
30 January 2019
  Masaka – The Food and   Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Ministry   of Agriculture, have today launched a Technical Cooperation Project to support women and youth groups in fishing communities around Lake Victoria. The pilot project, dubbed Integrated   Livelihood Support to Fishing Communities around...
25 January 2019
  Mukono— Uganda will soon have a new Fisheries and Aquaculture law, if the proposed Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2018, is reviewed and approved by Cabinet and the Legislature. The proposed law is a revision of the Fish Act of 2000 Cap 197, which only regulates capture fish and does not...