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17 April 2025
After six and a half years of dedicated service as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative in Uganda, Dr Antonio Querido has officially concluded his assignment. He will now serve as FAO Representative in Cameroon. During a farewell meeting held on Tuesday at the FAO Uganda...
After six and a half years of dedicated service as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative in Uganda, Dr Antonio Querido has officially concluded his assignment. He will now serve as FAO Representative in Cameroon. During a farewell meeting held on Tuesday at the FAO Uganda...
11 April 2025
The trees were planted, grew, and matured. Now, they need to realise their maximum value. Over the last twenty years, the Government of Uganda, together with partners such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union, has made significant investment in the plantation forestry...
The trees were planted, grew, and matured. Now, they need to realise their maximum value. Over the last twenty years, the Government of Uganda, together with partners such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union, has made significant investment in the plantation forestry...
08 March 2025
By, Dr. Antonio Querido, FAO Representative in Uganda This International Women’s Day 2025, under the theme “Accelerate Action for Gender Equality,” we confront a critical reality: Agriculture cannot thrive while half its workforce -women - remains invisible and undervalued, and their needs remain unaddressed. Women constitute nearly half of the global...
By, Dr. Antonio Querido, FAO Representative in Uganda This International Women’s Day 2025, under the theme “Accelerate Action for Gender Equality,” we confront a critical reality: Agriculture cannot thrive while half its workforce -women - remains invisible and undervalued, and their needs remain unaddressed. Women constitute nearly half of the global...
05 March 2025
The 25th session of the FAO/WHO Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa (#CCAFRICA25) officially closed on January 31, 2025, at Hotel Africana, Kampala, with a strong commitment from African nations to advance food safety, harmonize standards, and strengthen trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The five-day workshop, which convened...
The 25th session of the FAO/WHO Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa (#CCAFRICA25) officially closed on January 31, 2025, at Hotel Africana, Kampala, with a strong commitment from African nations to advance food safety, harmonize standards, and strengthen trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The five-day workshop, which convened...
26 February 2025
Whether it’s using more resilient indigenous seeds, combining coffee crops with banana plants, or restoring pollinator populations, biodiversity is not an abstract concept tossed around by scientists and activists. It is a whole range of concrete practices that farmers put into action in their daily work, which is crucial to...
Whether it’s using more resilient indigenous seeds, combining coffee crops with banana plants, or restoring pollinator populations, biodiversity is not an abstract concept tossed around by scientists and activists. It is a whole range of concrete practices that farmers put into action in their daily work, which is crucial to...
