FAO in Uganda

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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...
04 November 2022
One Health stakeholders in Uganda have called for several interventions and reforms in methods and modalities to increase awareness and adoption of One Health approaches to manage diseases at the animal-human-environment interface. The call was made during a virtual dialogue organized by FAO in Uganda, to commemorate this year’s One...
19 October 2022
Timely action will save farmers' livelihoods and foster food and nutrition security  The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), working with the...