News
10 June 2024
A wind of change is blowing in Sierra Leone, one that will help ensure the people’s access to more locally produced, sustainable and nutritious food. With the ‘Feed Salone Strategy’, the Government intends to mobilize investments to boost agricultural productivity as part of its plan to enhance food security and...
A wind of change is blowing in Sierra Leone, one that will help ensure the people’s access to more locally produced, sustainable and nutritious food. With the ‘Feed Salone Strategy’, the Government intends to mobilize investments to boost agricultural productivity as part of its plan to enhance food security and...
21 May 2024
On 21 May 2024, a crucial consultative meeting was held at the Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) in Teko, Sierra Leone, representing a significant advancement in combating rabies and non-rabies lyssaviruses in the region. Hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD)...
On 21 May 2024, a crucial consultative meeting was held at the Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) in Teko, Sierra Leone, representing a significant advancement in combating rabies and non-rabies lyssaviruses in the region. Hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD)...
06 July 2022
FREETOWN - The new FAO Representative, Saeed A. Bancie, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Hon. Abu Bakarr Karim at his Youyi Building office in Freetown. During the visit, the FAO Representative appreciated the cordial relationship between FAO and the Ministry and assured the Minister of FAO’s...
FREETOWN - The new FAO Representative, Saeed A. Bancie, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Hon. Abu Bakarr Karim at his Youyi Building office in Freetown. During the visit, the FAO Representative appreciated the cordial relationship between FAO and the Ministry and assured the Minister of FAO’s...
04 July 2022
Freetown, Sierra Leone, The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Professor David J. Francis, has today, Monday 4 July 2022, received the credentials for the incoming Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Saeed Abubakar Bancie. Professor Francis commended the longstanding ties of cooperation between...
Freetown, Sierra Leone, The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Professor David J. Francis, has today, Monday 4 July 2022, received the credentials for the incoming Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Saeed Abubakar Bancie. Professor Francis commended the longstanding ties of cooperation between...
19 April 2022
Makeni – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provided 800 000 doses of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) vaccines to the Government of Sierra Leone and launched a nationwide vaccination campaign of sheep and goats against this endemic animal disease. PPR is a highly contagious animal disease affecting domestic and wild...
Makeni – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provided 800 000 doses of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) vaccines to the Government of Sierra Leone and launched a nationwide vaccination campaign of sheep and goats against this endemic animal disease. PPR is a highly contagious animal disease affecting domestic and wild...
