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18 June 2020
The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has made a contribution of 2.3 million EUR to boost efforts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the fight against the Desert Locusts in Uganda. The contribution will go towards providing relief and cash assistance to...
The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has made a contribution of 2.3 million EUR to boost efforts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the fight against the Desert Locusts in Uganda. The contribution will go towards providing relief and cash assistance to...
12 June 2020
The agricultural sector has been the backbone of the Uganda’s economy for decades, employing over 80 percent of the rural population and about 64.3 percent of the working population. Agriculture is a source of food, raw materials for industries and foreign exchange given the many agricultural exports. The Agricultural Sector...
The agricultural sector has been the backbone of the Uganda’s economy for decades, employing over 80 percent of the rural population and about 64.3 percent of the working population. Agriculture is a source of food, raw materials for industries and foreign exchange given the many agricultural exports. The Agricultural Sector...
08 June 2020
Entebbe, Uganda– In a bid to boost to the Desert Locust response in Uganda, the Russian Federation has contributed Three Million US dollars ($3million) to the Government of Uganda, through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The funding will support Desert Locust control, surveillance, impact monitoring...
Entebbe, Uganda– In a bid to boost to the Desert Locust response in Uganda, the Russian Federation has contributed Three Million US dollars ($3million) to the Government of Uganda, through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The funding will support Desert Locust control, surveillance, impact monitoring...
23 April 2020
The United Nations in Uganda, together with 20 partner organisations, is appealing for US$ 316 million to support the country in minimizing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its most vulnerable groups of people over the next six months. The appeal comes as COVID-19 threatens to spread in the country,...
The United Nations in Uganda, together with 20 partner organisations, is appealing for US$ 316 million to support the country in minimizing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its most vulnerable groups of people over the next six months. The appeal comes as COVID-19 threatens to spread in the country,...
18 March 2020
In a bid to enhance Uganda’s efforts to control Desert Locust, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has today handed over an assortment of equipment and vehicles to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), to beef-up the response. The equipment, which includes four pick-up...
In a bid to enhance Uganda’s efforts to control Desert Locust, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has today handed over an assortment of equipment and vehicles to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), to beef-up the response. The equipment, which includes four pick-up...
