FAO in Sierra Leone

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14 November 2019
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Tuesday, 13 November 2019 kicked off  a new project, “Enhancing the enabling environment for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems” in Sierra Leone. The High Level Event, brought together over 56 State and Non-state actors including government ministries, departments...
17 September 2019
In the spirit of One Health and the FAO partnership with the USAID through the Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) efforts were deployed to support the public health sector in response to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. Since the outbreak, farming and livestock activities were disrupted, public...
27 June 2019
Implementing the FAO Agreement on Port state measures and the Voluntary Guidelines for securing small scale fisheries.   27 June 2019, Freetown – The Government of Sierra Leone together with the Government of Japan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today held an inception workshop for a...
19 June 2019
Mr. Yembeh Koroma, is serving as a District Livestock Officer (DLO) Kailahun District since 2017. One of his main duties is to conduct surveillance for priority animal diseases and pests in his operational area and report to the headquarters of the Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF). ,...
25 March 2019
Mr. Salamu Saidu, previous District livestock officer (DLO) since 2005 stepped into the role of District Agriculture Officer (DAO) in 2018. Part of his responsibilities are  to monitor, collect data on animal health situation in his operational district and report to the headquarters of the Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Agriculture...