FAO in Rwanda

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10 June 2022
At the invitation of the government of Rwanda, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized and conducted a hybrid workshop on Aquaculture Co-management from 8-10 June in Rwanda’s capital Kigali. The workshop brought together various national and international experts and aquaculture sector actors to chart a...
01 June 2022
Under the auspices of the EU-funded project entitled "Development Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA)," several national and international experts discussed research methodologies to guide the diagnosis of farming systems of target value chains in six districts of Rwanda. At the same time, the research team trained on field...
12 May 2022
Vestine Mukamurenzi is 36 years old, a beekeeper, a honey producer and a mother of two. She is one of 8 women members of the Imbaraga Karambo Cooperative, located in the Gicumbi district of the Northern Province of Rwanda. She has been a beekeeper for the past eight years and...
12 May 2022
Five fifth-grade pupils of the Green Hills Academy visited Rwanda's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) office, accompanied by a parent. On touring the office, they asked questions about the goal and mandate of FAO and what the staff is doing along with development partners and the government to help farmers...
11 May 2022
The small livestock sector remains the first avenue for many Rwandans, especially the youth, who want to join farming in different parts of the country. Pig and poultry value chains are preferable partly due to the high rate of return in a relatively short period. The two value chains also...