FAO in Sierra Leone

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03 June 2016
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has convened a two-day Country Consultative Meeting to finalize country level work plan for the FAO component of the USAID-Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT-2) Programme and establish necessary partnerships for immediate project implementation. The meeting brought together government representatives, UN agencies, health...
30 May 2016
FAO in May 2016 convened the Learning Programme, Governing Land for Women and Men, to Support Gender-sensitive and Responsible Governance of Land Tenure.This is the second learning programme delivered in Sierra Leone as part of the broader capacity development efforts to support human and institutional capacity development on the implementation...
23 May 2016
The items are to be distributed among thirteen districts networks in the country under the National Early Warning System (NEWS).Freetown – FAO with support from Irish Aid on Friday 20th May, 2016 handed over office equipment to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security (MAFF) to be distributed to...
16 March 2016
FAO provides support for agricultural recovery The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, with request from the Government of Sierra Leone, has provided USD 500 000 to assist flood-affected farming households with emergency agricultural interventions in Bo, Bonthe and Pujehun districts.
24 February 2016
In the framework of its support to Ebola recovery, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) donated a 45 KVA generator worth USD 15  000 to the Koinadugu Women Vegetable Farmers’ Cooperative. The generator will be used to power the Cooperative’s 40 feet long refrigerator which can...