FAO in Tanzania

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05 April 2024
Under the EU-funded Strengthening Plant Health Services in Tanzania for Enhanced Food Safety project, stakeholders from Zanzibar and Mainland Tanzania recently convened to harmonize the Plant Health Acts. The objective of the meeting was to identify areas for alignment and draft a roadmap for harmonization, aiming to refine the process...
18 March 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), successfully concluded a capacity-building training for sustainable rice production in Morogoro, Tanzania. The training took place from February 29 to March 7, 2024, and saw the active participation of over 65 individuals, including...
08 March 2024
Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day is celebrated to honour women's contibutions across various spheres and advocate for gender equality and empowerment of women and girls worldwide. This year's theme, "Invest in women: Accelerate progress," resonates with FAO’s report on the “Status of Women in the Agrifood Systems,” which underscores the...
27 February 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) launched a Programme for Improving Fisheries Governance and Blue Economy Trade Corridors in the SADC region (PROFISHBLUE) in Kigoma, United Republic of Tanzania. The event was officiated by the Kigoma Regional Administrative Secretary (RAS), alongside...
27 November 2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, held a symbolic handover ceremony of crucial equipment to the Zanzibar Plant Protection Division. The equipment which includes surveillance drones, laboratory facilities, and ICT equipment—is part of the "Strengthening Plant Health Services...