FAO in Kenya

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22 September 2022
In most countries, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) represent the majority of the agrifood business at all stages of food supply chains. Despite this, awareness of the key role they can play in increasing access to healthy and safe foods is limited, as well as resources for SMEs capacity development. Over the course of the project “Strengthening capacities for nutrition-sensitive food...
11 August 2022
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Government of Kenya (GoK) officially inaugurated the Marinya A Ruibi Primary School borehole in Meru County. The main objective of the borehole water supply and irrigation system is to improve reliability and access of water for...
25 July 2022
Nairobi Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a priority zoonotic disease in Kenya’s National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS). The public health burden and socioeconomic impact are underestimated due to uncoordinated surveillance systems in public health, livestock, wildlife and environmental sectors. Early detection and response to RVF outbreaks is therefore...
05 July 2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Action Aid Kenya launched the Kenya chapter of the Three Strategic Dimitra club approach in Kilifi County. FAO uses the Dimitra Clubs approach in support of its strategic objectives, especially concerning poverty reduction, including supporting empowerment of rural...
27 June 2022
 Nairobi – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together  FAO Social Protection Focal Points from 35 countries in Africa, including social protection specialists from the FAO Regional Office and Headquarters for a Regional Training, Strategic Planning, Knowledge and Experience Sharing on Social Protection. The workshop  held...