FAO in Rwanda

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03 February 2022
Kigali – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with partners has unveiled a new project to strengthen agricultural innovation partnerships and processes that support climate-relevant and sustainable transformation of agriculture systems in Rwanda. The four year-project will focus on three areas: diversification of livestock and crop...
20 August 2021
Collaboration and coordination among sectors is key to deal with and mitigate consequences of health and animal threats using the One Health approach. That was the key message at a coordination meeting between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Rwanda and its partners,...
06 May 2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Rwanda Development Board (RDB) have unveiled Rwanda’s first ever National Strategy on E-commerce in Agriculture Value Chains to strengthen promotion of online trading in agricultural products to enhance access to markets. The six-year strategy National E-commerce in Agriculture Value Chains...
12 March 2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rwanda has signed an agreement with JR Farms Limited to promote youth involvement in agriculture and create decent work opportunities.   JR Farms is a Rwandan led agri-enterprise operating  in Rwanda, Nigeria and Zambia in the areas of food processing and retailing, agro...
03 March 2021
Irrigation is leading in consumptive water use in Rwanda, followed by domestic water use, and mining, industries, fish ponds and coffee washing stations. This is according to the report updating “Water Users and Uses Assessment in Rwanda”. Consumptive water use is water removed from the supplies without return to a water...