News
11 February 2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Office of the Prime Minister are convening a four-day workshop to hasten timely and quality early warning bulletin production and dissemination in Karamoja, for early action. The workshop is part of the project “Strengthening Shock Responsive Systems in Karamoja”, which...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Office of the Prime Minister are convening a four-day workshop to hasten timely and quality early warning bulletin production and dissemination in Karamoja, for early action. The workshop is part of the project “Strengthening Shock Responsive Systems in Karamoja”, which...
12 January 2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) have scaled up the Predictive Livestock Early Warning Information System (PLEWS), currently being implemented in Kenya, to Uganda to better be able to gauge and predict issues affecting cross-border dynamics. The...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) have scaled up the Predictive Livestock Early Warning Information System (PLEWS), currently being implemented in Kenya, to Uganda to better be able to gauge and predict issues affecting cross-border dynamics. The...
21 December 2021
With support from the European Union and the Government of Uganda, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is supporting forest owners and/or wood processors to acquire wood processing machinery to promote more efficient utilization of wood and value addition. Through the Sawlog Production Grant Scheme (SPGS) III...
With support from the European Union and the Government of Uganda, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is supporting forest owners and/or wood processors to acquire wood processing machinery to promote more efficient utilization of wood and value addition. Through the Sawlog Production Grant Scheme (SPGS) III...
19 December 2021
A new report outlines a five-year plan for managing forests in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, in Uganda. The report analyses the impact on forest resources in the area, and identifies strategies and interventions to relieve that pressure. The forest landscape management plan for the Bidibidi refugee settlement, Yumbe district, Uganda, 2023-2028...
A new report outlines a five-year plan for managing forests in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, in Uganda. The report analyses the impact on forest resources in the area, and identifies strategies and interventions to relieve that pressure. The forest landscape management plan for the Bidibidi refugee settlement, Yumbe district, Uganda, 2023-2028...
14 December 2021
As part of building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest), FAO supported the building of the National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) in Uganda between 2020 and 2021. Activities included a needs and gaps assessment of the NFMS, definition of a work plan which implemented discussion workshops, capacity...
As part of building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest), FAO supported the building of the National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) in Uganda between 2020 and 2021. Activities included a needs and gaps assessment of the NFMS, definition of a work plan which implemented discussion workshops, capacity...
