FAO in Uganda

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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...
09 March 2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) are working together to establish and strengthen the National Animal Feed Security Systems (NAFSS) in Eastern African countries. The initiative, originating from the East Africa Animal Feed Action Plan (EAAFAP) and is centered on three...
25 February 2022
ISAVET graduates presented the results of their field project and discussed post-training projects to contribute to the Global Health Security Agenda objectives The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened a two-day (23 and 24 February) discussion on the field research work carried out by the 21 participants...