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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...
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...
