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11 March 2024
In a significant stride towards enhancing Uganda's agricultural sector, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), flagged off 20 selected farmers under the Hand-in-Hand initiative aimed at empowering dairy and maize farmers. The initiative seeks...
In a significant stride towards enhancing Uganda's agricultural sector, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), flagged off 20 selected farmers under the Hand-in-Hand initiative aimed at empowering dairy and maize farmers. The initiative seeks...
05 March 2024
A new episode of the FAO's podcast series Towards sustainable agrifood systems illustrates Uganda's efforts to enhance the sustainability of its agrifood system. The episode sheds light on recent developments in Uganda's agrifood institutional and policy infrastructure, underscoring the nation's commitment to addressing the multiple challenges and tensions of its agrifood system. The discussion highlights the critical role of multi-stakeholder collaboration in...
A new episode of the FAO's podcast series Towards sustainable agrifood systems illustrates Uganda's efforts to enhance the sustainability of its agrifood system. The episode sheds light on recent developments in Uganda's agrifood institutional and policy infrastructure, underscoring the nation's commitment to addressing the multiple challenges and tensions of its agrifood system. The discussion highlights the critical role of multi-stakeholder collaboration in...
23 February 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Disease (ECTAD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) have trained 18 veterinary laboratory analysts and district disease surveillance focal points on detecting bacterial contaminants and performing antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The training...
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Disease (ECTAD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) have trained 18 veterinary laboratory analysts and district disease surveillance focal points on detecting bacterial contaminants and performing antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The training...
09 February 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the government of Uganda concluded an eight-month assessment of Uganda’s food control system with a final workshop in Kampala where high level policy makers endorsed the recommendations of the final assessment report and committed to implementing its strategic plan. The assessment...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the government of Uganda concluded an eight-month assessment of Uganda’s food control system with a final workshop in Kampala where high level policy makers endorsed the recommendations of the final assessment report and committed to implementing its strategic plan. The assessment...
29 December 2023
In a dynamic collaboration addressing the urgent challenges of forced displacement and environmental degradation, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its partners took center stage at the first-ever Humanitarian hub set up by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) during the...
In a dynamic collaboration addressing the urgent challenges of forced displacement and environmental degradation, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its partners took center stage at the first-ever Humanitarian hub set up by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) during the...
