FAO in Rwanda

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02 October 2023
Young entrepreneurs, especially those involved in agribusiness, have hailed the “Buy from Youth Campaign” as an approach that will bring them more buyers and increase their sales.  Buy from Youth is an initiative started by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda Youth Agribusiness Federation (RYAF) in collaboration with...
20 March 2023
A 5-million-euro project funded by the European Union, “Strengthening food control and phytosanitary capacities and governance”, is set to provide technical support and work with Competent Authorities and other leading institutions in 12 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Member Countries to build up capabilities, strengthen governance and...
08 December 2022
Members of the Eastern Africa Parliamentary Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (EAPA FSN) and other key actors are meeting at Rwanda Parliament for two days to deliberate on actions needed to advance the food security and nutrition agenda in the region. The meeting that kicked off today started with a...
24 November 2022
Today in Musanze District, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Rwanda Agricultural and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) and Rwanda Standards Board concluded the first phase of a series of training for 100 beekeepers. During this exercise, trainers focused on key areas of...
05 November 2022
DeSIRA project steering committee members met on Wednesday 2 November 2022 in Nyagatare district to review project progress and plan for the next quarter. The second edition of the steering committee meeting organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together representatives of project implementing partners...