FAO Sierra Leone

FAO empowers national veterinary and wildlife workforce in Sierra Leone with critical epidemiology skills

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

FAO and Sierra Leone Strengthen Veterinary and wildlife Workforce with Post Frontline In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training program.

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Strengthening mechanisms to fight against Antimicrobial Resistance in the food and agricultural sector in Sierra Leone

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Evidence-based research and guidelines to empower Sierra Leone to address antimicrobial resistance in the poultry sector and beyond.

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has made significant strides [...]

FAO boosts Sierra Leone's Disease Surveillance and Reporting Systems Capacity using enhanced Event Mobile Application (EMA-i) plus Technology

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), in close partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS), concluded a training of livestock and wildlife officers on the new Event Mobile Application (EMA-i+) to strengthen [...]

NATIONAL ONE HEALTH DAY 2024 COMMEMORATION IN SIERRA LEONE

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),through it Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), in Sierra Leone celebrated the National One Health Day on 7 November 2024 with a theme centered on “One Health in Communities”, highlighting the importance of engaging local communities in the One [...]

FAO Signs MOU with Mano River Union to Strengthen Sustainable Agricultural Development.

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Mano River Union (MRU), marking a significant step towards enhancing strengthen partnership between the two institutions. The purpose of the MoU is to provide a framework for collaboration between the Parties [...]

FAO empowers Veterinary Epidemiology Trainees in Sierra Leone with New Skills in Geographic Information System and Scientific Writing

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) has ramped up efforts to improve veterinary and public health services by equipping the Frontline In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology (ISAVET) graduates and trainees with skills in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and [...]

FAO boosts Sierra Leone's frontline animal health workers to save lives and livelihoods

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in Sierra Leone through its Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) conducted various refresher trainings for Field Animal Health personnel and Community Animal Health Workers across [...]

FAO Sierra Leone cascades Disease and Risk factor Mapping capacity using Geographic Information System to the sub-national level – A Boost to Transboundary and Zoonotic Animal disease Surveillance

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

“Over the past years analysis and visualization of surveillance data collected by districts has been a major constraint at district level due to lack of knowledge in Geospatial technologies among other challenges” says Mr. Ousman J.D Kamara. He added that since 2019 when he was assigned as a District Surveillance [...]

FAO, Government of Sierra Leone, & USAID Strengthens Capacity of in-service field-level (Frontline) veterinary paraprofessionals through the launch of the Second Cohort of ISAVET training program.

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

With the aim to strengthen the capacities of veterinarians and para-veterinary professionals to improve country’s capacity of detection and response to infectious diseases, including zoonotic diseases that can be transmitted to humans, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of [...]

FAO, USAID and Partners strengthen readiness, preparedness, and response capacity to manage a Rift Valley Fever health emergency in Sierra Leone

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the World Health Organization, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Ministry of Health, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Health Security Program (GHSP) organized a table-top [...]

Promoting Animal Health in Sierra Leone: FAO and USAID Gears Up to strengthen prevention, detection and response to infectious diseases and high impact zoonosis through establishment of in-country diagnostic capacity at the Central Veterinary Lab.

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the project “Global Health Security (GHS) program, implemented by the Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), with funding from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is supporting Sierra Leone to address critical capacity gaps to prevent, detect [...]

Sierra Leone: from assessment to concrete action for sustainable food systems

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

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 [...]

Strengthening Regional Collaboration to Combat Rabies

Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

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) [...]

Strengthening Animal Health in Sierra Leone: FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security host Bi-annual Animal Disease Surveillance Review Meeting

Mon, 06 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Preventing the spread of infectious diseases and high-impact zoonoses is critical for safeguarding public health and ensuring food security in Sierra Leone. To address these challenges, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) with funding from the United [...]

FAO Representative calls on Minister of Agriculture and Forestry

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT

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 [...]

New FAO Country Representative presents letter of credence to Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT

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 [...]

FAO donates 800 000 doses of peste des petits ruminants vaccines to the Government and launches mass livestock vaccination campaign

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT

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 [...]

FAO promotes capacity building for in-service field-level (Frontline) veterinary paraprofessionals through the launch of the first ISAVET training program

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Makeni – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, launched today the first In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) program in Sierra Leone. ISAVET aims to strengthen the capacities of veterinarians and para-veterinary professionals to improve country’s capacity of detection [...]

FAO conducts a sensitization at the human, domestic, wildlife, and ecosystem interface at the Gola Forest

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, conducted a three-day sensitization of 11 communities at the human/ domestic/wildlife and ecosystem interface around the Gola Rainforest National Park in Pujehun.

The sensitisation, carried out by [...]

FAO Sierra Leone increases coordination with national priority programs to achieve the Agenda 2030

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Freetown – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concluded today a national consultative review of its [...]

FAO supports Peste des Petits Ruminants Control and Eradication Efforts in Sierra Leone

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT

FAO donates one million doses of Peste des Petits Ruminants vaccines to the Government, and launches mass livestock vaccination campaign

Bombali District - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) handed over 1,000,000 doses of vaccines and diluents to the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) to [...]

Sierra Leone moves a step closer to tackling antimicrobial resistance

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Freetown - Developing the National Action Plan to combat antimicrobial resistance requires a multi-sectoral technical forum of professionals from different fields. In this respect, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a writeshop together with the World Health Organization (WHO), in close partnership with One Health concerned [...]

FAO strengthens Sierra Leone's animal disease surveillance and Reporting System Capacity through Event Mobile Application (EMA-i)

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT

The application enables frontline animal health officers to collect and transmit real-time geo-referenced information on animal diseases from the field using smartphones and or tablets

Bo City: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in close partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) of Sierra Leone, conducted from 3 to 5 March [...]

FAO in collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources provides fish processing and preservation materials to the Yeliboya fishing community.

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Yeliboya – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) provides fish processing and preservation equipment to the Yeliboya Fishing Community, which is primarily reliant on fishing to meet its social and economic needs, in the Kambia District.

"Our [...]

FAO' s support to Sierra Leone's Central Veterinary Laboratory enables confirmation of rabies in dogs

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Freetown – The Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) workers in Teko, Sierra Leone, confirmed dog rabies for the first time using Fluorescent antibody test (FAT), since many years, after operationalization of the laboratory by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) project funded by [...]

FAO providing technical expertise to enhance responsible agricultural investment in Liberia and Sierra Leone

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Inception workshop to launch FAO’s blended learning programme to enhance responsible agricultural investment in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

FAO organized an inception workshop to kick off the implementation of its blended learning programme “Creating an enabling environment for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems”. The workshop took place simultaneously in [...]

Sierra Leone | FAO's review reveals evidence of previously unconfirmed endemic diseases

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT

FAO conducts an after-action review of Sierra Leone's Integrated Animal Disease Surveillance and Reporting system

FAO collaborates with Statistics Sierra Leone to generate reliable data for tracking SDGs indicators

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT

FAO signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Stats SL

Freetown – The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) for effective collaboration in capturing reliable data that will help in tracking progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals [...]

FAO responds to COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT

FAO donates personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect healthcare workers responding to COVID-19 pandemic

Freetown – Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) experience and expertise in strengthening communities’ safety nets and resilience to food insecurity, in food safety and trade can help efforts to safeguard people’s food security, nutrition and livelihoods. Thus FAO is reorganizing its humanitarian and resilience programming [...]

FAO leads efforts to improve surveillance, reporting and control of infectious animal diseases in Sierra Leone

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT

FAO refurbished the unit with modern electronic equipment/furniture and personnel trained and skilled in epidemiology disciplines.

Freetown – To complement the Government of Sierra Leona’s efforts to improve surveillance, reporting and control of infectious animal diseases, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) handed over the newly created epidemiology unit to the Ministry of [...]

FAO boosts Sierra Leone's Disease Surveillance and Reporting Systems Capacity using Event Mobile Application (EMA-i) Technology

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in close partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) concluded a training workshop on Event Mobile Application (EMA-i) to improve animal diseases real-time reporting, early warning and surveillance.

With funding support from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) [...]

FAO responds to Lassa Fever Cases in Sierra Leone

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Following Lassa fever outbreak in November 2019, the Government of Sierra Leone requested for technical, financial and logistical support from FAO

Accra – Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic illness caused by Lassa virus. Humans usually become infected with Lassa virus through exposure to food or household items contaminated with [...]

Sierra Leone confirms African Swine Fever outbreak

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT

After thorough laboratory investigations done on 72 serum and 24 blood samples collected from pigs, Sierra Leone confirmed an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in November 2019.

This is the first time that a national laboratory has confirmed the virus in the country without shipping samples abroad for investigation. [...]

Transforming Yeliboya's fishing women lives with "FTT" processing technology

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT

FAO to launch a bold plan to build the resilience of fishing communities in Sierra Leone

18 November 2019, Freetown – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is implementing a project funded by the Japanese Government for the sustainable development of the fisheries sector in Sierra Leone. [...]

Enhancing the enabling Environment for Responsible Investments in Agriculture and Food Systems

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Tuesday, 13 November 2019 kicked off a new project, “Enhancing the enabling environment for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems” in Sierra Leone.

The High Level Event, brought together over 56 State and Non-state actors including government ministries, departments [...]

FAO boosted support to the Ebola recovery process in farming communities

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT

In the spirit of One Health and the FAO partnership with the USAID through the Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) efforts were deployed to support the public health sector in response to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. Since the outbreak, farming and livestock activities were disrupted, public [...]

Japan supports Sierra Leone to ensure the sustainability of marine fisheries and improve livelihoods of the fishing community

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Implementing the FAO Agreement on Port state measures and the Voluntary Guidelines for securing small scale fisheries.

27 June 2019, Freetown – The Government of Sierra Leone together with the Government of Japan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today [...]

FAO Boosts Sierra Leone's Disease Surveillance and Risk Mapping Capacity for Animal Diseases and Zoonoses

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Mr. Yembeh Koroma, is serving as a District Livestock Officer (DLO) Kailahun District since 2017. One of his main duties is to conduct surveillance for priority animal diseases and pests in his operational area and report to the headquarters of the Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF). , [...]

FAO strengthens animal disease surveillance and reporting mechanism in Sierra Leone

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Mr. Salamu Saidu, previous District livestock officer (DLO) since 2005 stepped into the role of District Agriculture Officer (DAO) in 2018. Part of his responsibilities are to monitor, collect data on animal health situation in his operational district and report to the headquarters of the Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Agriculture [...]

FAO donates 55 motorbikes to MAF to support animal disease surveillance and market access

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), on Monday, 4 February 2019 donated 55 motorbikes to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for livestock disease surveillance and easier movement of selected poultry and fishpond farmers to market in selected districts.

The event was held at the FAO premises [...]

Efforts to Eliminate dog-mediated Human Rabies Intensifies

Thu, 08 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT

FAO Supports Implementation of the National Rabies Elimination Strategy

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the National Livestock and Animal Welfare, Rabies control Taskforce (NLAWRCT) organized mass dog vaccinations and rabies awareness campaigns on the 28^th September [...]

FAO boosts Sierra Leone's Surveillance Capacity for Animal Disease and Zoonoses

Thu, 08 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) gave a refresher training to 59 Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) to provide support to improve animal disease surveillance and reporting.

With funding support from United States Agency for International Development [...]

Promoting women empowerment and inclusion in forest administration

Tue, 24 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT

The women of Domboma village in the Desse Chiefdom, Moyamba district feel very much excited because of their inclusion in the administration of forest in the community.

This was achieved through the pilot phase of Community Based Forest (CBF) Concept, a new forest management approach implemented in four communities in Sierra [...]

Handling animal health issues with inadequate equipment and personnel

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Mohamed Tommy Koroma rears livestock in Moindu Wandor in Kenema, East of Sierra Leone. He has been in the trade for over 15 years, but this year is a miserable time for him because he has already lost 13 out of the 15 livestock he owned. His livestock are dying [...]

FAO calls for an improved partnership to protect Sierra Leone's forest

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Wednesday, 21 March 2018 joined the rest of the world in commemoration of the International Day of Forests under the theme, “Forest and Sustainable Cities”.

The event brought together a number of stakeholders including, Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), [...]

Improving animal health delivery service in Sierra Leone

Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT

FAO gives refresher training to 60 Community Animal Health Workers

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security (MAFFS), on Monday, 29 January 2018 trained sixty Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) to provide support to improve [...]

The Sierra Leone Central Veterinary Laboratory revamped

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT

The Sierra Leone Central Veterinary Laboratory at Teko, in Makeni was inaugurated on Thursday, 14 December 2017 to revamp operations as the country’s main referral place for providing services for animal health.

The newly rehabilitated laboratory was inaugurated by His Excellency, President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma in the company of the [...]

Stakeholders discuss headway for VGGT implementation in Sierra Leone

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Stakeholders in the agriculture, forestry, fisheries, land and rural development sectors in Sierra Leone have held the 4^th Multi-Stakeholder Platform workshop on the implementation of the Voluntarily Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) .

The two-day workshop [...]

Women farmers making progress through cooperative scheme

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT

The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Marie Marilyn Jalloh has expressed delight and satisfaction over the increasing production and commitment shown by women cooperatives engaged in farming activities.

Jalloh was in Kambia and Kenema Districts to assess the activities of women farmers’ cooperatives that have been supported by [...]

FAO takes action to deal with landslides and floods in Freetown

Fri, 25 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is helping the Government of Sierra Leone and other humanitarian partners respond to disastrous landslides and floods in Freetown and its environs.

Residents of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, woke up on Monday, 14 August 2017, to devastating floods and landslides. Freetown [...]

Strengthening collaboration for a successful implementation of the National Land Policy

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT

The Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment has expressed determination to closely work with parliamentarians to achieve the required legal reforms for the successful implementation of the National Land Policy.

The Ministry acknowledges that the existing laws and policies governing the land system in Sierra Leone are [...]

Supporting women farmers to increase production and value for better price

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Women constitute the greater percentage of labour force in the Sierra Leone’s agricultural sector, and most of them are household heads, engaged in peasant farming to sustain the lives of their dependents. The practice of Agriculture for business is one that remains unachievable, among other things, due to the lack [...]

Promoting tree planting to protect the environment

Thu, 15 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Forestry Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security (MAFFS)  on Monday, 5 June 2017 held tree planting events in four communities in Bo and Moyamba Districts.

The event marked the commemoration of World Environment [...]

Strengthening laboratory capacity to conduct efficient surveillance

Mon, 12 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security (MAFFS)  on Thursday, 8 June 2017 held a groundbreaking event for the refurbishment of the Teko Central Veterinary Laboratory.

The activity is part of FAO’s efforts to strengthen laboratory capacity at [...]

Preparing communities to respond to disaster in Sierra Leone

Tue, 23 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Office of National Security (ONS) has trained District Disaster Management Committees (DDMCs) on ‘Strengthening preparedness and planning for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in agriculture in Bo, Bonthe and Pujehun districts’.

The training was held from 15 to [...]

Agriculture officials in the ECOWAS region share knowledge on the formulation of agriculture investment projects

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Agriculture officials and experts from five English-speaking member countries of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) e are gathered in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, for a training session in the formulation of agricultural investment projects.

The training is organized by the Regional Agency for Agriculture and [...]

FAO strengthens collaboration with the academia to achieve food security

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT

The Njala University in Sierra Leone had talks with Bukar Tijani, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa

The achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, especially in the areas of food security and poverty reduction, requires strong and enhanced partnerships with different sections of the society. The [...]

No assistance is too small to help a woman overcome inequality and raise to fame

Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT

The story of a Sierra Leonean vegetable farmer

She was just 17 when her parents forced her to become a house wife. A status she was not prepared to attain and was not even yearning to enroll into by then, but tradition decided her fate. Even to date, she detests [...]

Sierra Leone gets approved guidelines for healthy eating

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in collaboration with theMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security , Ministry of Health and Sanitation and the Scaling-up Nutrition Secretariat on Tuesday, 11 November 2016 launched the Sierra Leone Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Eating at the Miatta Conference Centre [...]

Building capacities to prevent emerging and re-emergence of pandemics

Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership withPREDICT-2 (Metabiota) has trained livestock officers from across the country on sample collection from livestock and domestic animals to be tested for different pathogens, in particular the Ebola virus and other filoviruses.

The training was conducted under the FAO [...]

Empowering women farmers in cooperative management

Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Ministry of Trade and Industry is training 160 (one hundred and sixty) women farmers in cooperative management and governance in order to improve their production capacity, increase income and social cohesion.

The training is a key activity [...]

Commemoration of World Food Day in Sierra Leone

Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Agriculture Minister calls for the adaptation of climate-smart technologies

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Patrick Monty Jones on 28 October 2016, during the commemoration of World Food Day  encouraged stakeholders to think of innovative approaches and the adaptation of new technologies that enable crops to be resilient [...]

Improving incomes of smallholder farmers

Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT

FAO provides cash transfers to Agribusiness Centres for livestock investment.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security (MAFFS)  is providing funds to twelve Agribusiness Centres (ABCs) for the implementation of livestock activities.

The twelve ABCs, two each, in [...]

Port states join to crack down on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Last year, roughly one of every six fish sold around the world was caught illegally.

That number is now poised to drop precipitously, thanks to the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), the world’s first international treaty designed specifically to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

Under this new agreement, parties are obliged [...]

Stakeholders discuss good practices on Food and Nutrition Security and the Right to Food in Sierra Leone

Mon, 27 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Stakeholders in the food and nutrition sector met on 22^nd – 23^rd June to share experiences, lessons learnt and capitalize on the promising practices from the implementation of the Mainstreaming Food and Nutrition Security and the Right to Food (FNS&RtF) into the Smallholder Commercialization Programme (SCP) in Sierra Leone.

The two [...]

FAO Representative presents credential to the Government of Sierra Leone

Mon, 27 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The newly appointed Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAOR) to Sierra Leone, Ms Nyabenyi Tito Tipo on 23^rd June, 2016 presented her credential to the Government of Sierra Leone through the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

The presentation ceremony took place in the [...]

FAO holds third Multi-Stakeholder workshop on VGGT with strong national ownership

Wed, 08 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in collaboration with the Inter-Ministerial Task Force of the Government of Sierra Leone for the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the context of National Food Security (VGGT) has [...]

FAO convenes Country Consultative Meeting on EPT-2 Programme

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT

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 [...]

FAO convenes the second VGGT Learning Programme on land tenure for women and men

Mon, 30 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT

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 [...]

FAO equips district networks

Mon, 23 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT

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 [...]

Reviving communities affected by floods in Sierra Leone.

Wed, 16 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Empowering Koinadugu women farmers in Sierra Leone

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT

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 [...]

Partnership with the academia in mainstreaming Food and Nutrition Security and the Right to Food

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Njala University has effective this 2016 academic year commenced the teaching of Food and Nutrition Security and the Right to Food (FNS&RtF) as part of its curriculum to empower its students to cope with recent trends in nutrition and food security issues.

Ebola recovery support boosts farmers in Sierra Leone

Mon, 25 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Beneficiaries of FAO cash transfers reactivate village savings and increase productivity

Sierra Leone - The outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease has a multi-sectoral adverse impact in Sierra Leone, including on agriculture, which is one of the major income generating sector in the country. The outbreak caused the [...]

Livelihood support rejuvenates the activities of farmers affected by the Ebola outbreak

Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT

The declaration of the end of the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone brought relief to the government and citizens, after a 72 week-long outbreak that has caused over 3 500 deaths and disrupted economic and livelihood activities.