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16 December 2022
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 was...
06 December 2022
Experts in food safety and quality assurance in Uganda have resolved to implement a nationwide campaign for food safety and quality assurance, to increase public awareness of the critical importance of ready access to safe and nutritious food for sustainable human development. Representatives from Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs),...
03 December 2022
Members of Uganda’s National Food Systems Coordination Committee (NFSCC) have commenced implementation of Uganda’s pathway to building a nation where healthy and nutritious food is available and affordable for everyone, everywhere. The Committee, formed as a result of Uganda’s participation and commitment at the United Nations Food Systems (UNFSS) Summit...
26 November 2022
More than 100 children aged between five and 15 years will have their paintings displayed in a two-week-long exhibition in Kampala, starting on 26 November 2022, as part of activities to commemorate this year’s World Food Day. The children, including those from underserved communities, refugee settlements and those living with special...
18 November 2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Government of Uganda unveiled a package of economic reports to government policymakers in a bid to prioritize and repurpose future investments in agriculture for post-COVID-19 economic recovery with poverty reduction. “These studies, if implemented, would not only cushion...