FAO in Kenya

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16 November 2021
Through the National Bridging Workshop, Kenya's human and animal health systems use sectors assessments reports to work together under a One Health spirit. The Tripartite Organizations: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), conducted a...
11 November 2021
A new approach to forest measurement - IMPRESS (Improving Measurement for Payments to Reduce Emissions and Strengthen Sinks) – will be developed for global application – and will be implemented in Kenya. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched anew project aimed to generate and use high-integrity...
08 November 2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today graduated the first cohort of veterinarians and para-veterinary professionals who successfully completed the frontline In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET). The four-month training programme, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), was launched by FAO in...
19 October 2021
When Kenya suffered an unprecedented wave of desert locusts in early 2020, it spelled disaster for thousands of farmers and rural communities. The arid and semi-arid lands of the country, where the most vulnerable smallholders and agropastoralists dwell, were a prime feeding ground for the pest. Like a living carpet,...
16 October 2021
This year’s World Food Day is being observed in Kenya with calls to transform agri-food systems to be more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable to ensure that everyone, everywhere has access to enough affordable, safe and nutritious food to lead active and healthy lives. It is an apt time for...