New FAO economic findings tip Uganda on agricultural investments to spur growth, become regional food basket
A suite of economic studies by FAO, validated with experts of the Government of Uganda, shows modest but well prioritized ...
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Uganda contributes nearly $10 million to South-South Cooperation project with FAO and China
The South-South Cooperation Programme with China is part of FAO's SSC Initiative under the framework of the Special Programme for ...
Horn of Africa staring at risk of famine as dry spell escalates, warn agencies
NAIROBI -- Four consecutive failed rain seasons combined with a lethargic response to appeal for humanitarian support could push millions ...
FAO advocates for use of energy-saving cookstoves to mitigate climate, improve livelihood
Youth constructing a fixed solar-powered cookstove in one of the homes in Gomba district (PHOTO/Nelson Mandela). MARACHA/GOMBA – Statistics from ...
FAO, OPM empowering Karamoja District Local Governments to manage and respond to food security shocks
An elderly woman stands in her garden in Amudat district, after harvesting maize. The early warning system in Karamoja is ...
STELLA LUTALO: PELUM Uganda and partners promoting organic food and farming for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life.
Ms. Stella Lutalo, the Country Coordinator, PELUM Uganda (PHOTO/Courtesy). KAMPALA - Collective action across 150 countries is what makes World ...
FAO highlights urgent need to recover degraded land in Africa
First forest and landscape inventory points to slow progress in restoring degraded lands on the continent; intensifying efforts for climate ...
Rabies remains higher burden in Uganda despite the availability of safer vaccines, says FAO ahead of World Rabies Day commemoration
Mr. Charles Bebay (Right), Regional Manager, Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Disease speaking to the veterinary officers at the White ...
ABEBE HAILE-GABRIEL: New data allows us to see the forest and the trees
Abebe Haile-Gabriel is Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa (PHOTO/Courtesy). AFRICA ...
We need to rethink how to transform food systems, says Dr. Querido as FAO, WFP launch the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification analysis
Dr Antonio Querido, FAO’s Representative in Uganda speaking during the function at Sheraton Hotel Kampala on Thursday (PHOTO/Nelson Mandela). KAMPALA ...
