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26 November 2021
Migration, if well harnessed, can be an engine of economic growth. For instance, in 2018 Uganda received $1.5Bn in remittances, accounting for 5.3% of the country’s GDP (Bank of Uganda, 2018). Since 2019, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign...
Migration, if well harnessed, can be an engine of economic growth. For instance, in 2018 Uganda received $1.5Bn in remittances, accounting for 5.3% of the country’s GDP (Bank of Uganda, 2018). Since 2019, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign...
18 November 2021
According to the Office of the Prime Minister, in 2020, Uganda was ranked 15th globally and 1st in Africa, among countries most affected by natural disasters, including floods, landslides, droughts, desert locusts, windstorm, hailstorm and lightning. Floods and landslides have affected all regions in Uganda over the last five years....
According to the Office of the Prime Minister, in 2020, Uganda was ranked 15th globally and 1st in Africa, among countries most affected by natural disasters, including floods, landslides, droughts, desert locusts, windstorm, hailstorm and lightning. Floods and landslides have affected all regions in Uganda over the last five years....
11 November 2021
Promoting youth employment in the agricultural sector by fostering role models of youth agripreneurs willing to work with and support other youth through knowledge-sharing will attract more young people into the sector, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Representative in Uganda, Mr Antonio Querido. Mr Antonio...
Promoting youth employment in the agricultural sector by fostering role models of youth agripreneurs willing to work with and support other youth through knowledge-sharing will attract more young people into the sector, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Representative in Uganda, Mr Antonio Querido. Mr Antonio...
10 November 2021
Uganda’s efforts to tackle future threats of desert locusts and other migratory crop pests that threaten food security and livelihoods have been boosted with an assortment of preparedness and response tools from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The donation, which includes surveillance kits and transport equipment,...
Uganda’s efforts to tackle future threats of desert locusts and other migratory crop pests that threaten food security and livelihoods have been boosted with an assortment of preparedness and response tools from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The donation, which includes surveillance kits and transport equipment,...
05 November 2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is in dialogue with members of the Ugandan Parliament to expedite the process of creating relevant laws and policies required to support Uganda’s food systems transformation. To achieve this, through the facilitation of Food and Nutrition Security Impact, Resilience, Sustainability and Transformation...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is in dialogue with members of the Ugandan Parliament to expedite the process of creating relevant laws and policies required to support Uganda’s food systems transformation. To achieve this, through the facilitation of Food and Nutrition Security Impact, Resilience, Sustainability and Transformation...
