FAO in Uganda

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30 October 2021
Another team of veterinarians and paravets has completed a one month of training in surveillance, disease outbreak investigation, risk communication and reporting, in FAO’s continued efforts to boost capacity of animal health workforce in Uganda, through the In-service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) programme. The 21 team  of in-service veterinary professionals...
01 October 2021
Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Rabies Day in Arua District which is among the districts with high number of animal bites and prevalence of rabies. The day was marked under the theme; Spread Facts, Not Fear, amidst several calls for increased awareness among communities to demystify...
06 September 2021
The month of September will always bring fond memories to the people of Lobul village, Lobanya parish, Kapeta Sub-County in Kotido District, as the month in which the community officially took charge of their first-ever community forest. On 1 September 2021, FAO Deputy Representative in Uganda- Priya Gujadhur, officially handed-over...
01 September 2021
KOTIDO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), and the Office of the Prime Minister are collaborating under a European Union funded project to improve how the Karamoja region responds to food shocks. At the launch of the EUR...
20 August 2021
  The President of the Republic of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has urged the United Nations to support Uganda’s journey towards transforming its agri-food systems. President Museveni said that with the right investment and partnerships, Uganda has the potential to become the centre of food production in the East...