All posts tagged "FAO"
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Plan to restore degraded Bidibidi and other forests around refugee settlements launched
December 21, 2022The Food and Agriculture Organisation, (FAO), the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the...
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Kenya lifts ban on GM maize and feeds
October 4, 2022The Kenyan government on Monday lifted a ten-year ban on the importation of genetically modified maize...
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Rise of drug-resistant pathogens, a growing danger to animal, human health and welfare in Uganda, warns FAO & MAAIF
June 12, 2021Study calls for coordinated action between human health and agricultural sector to tackle resistant pathogens Treatment...
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Guest Writer
Uganda’s forestry workers face worsening safety conditions
May 15, 2021By Zainabu Kakungulu Programme Officer Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Over the past two decades, growing...
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Business
Uganda unveils new strategy to end hunger by 2030
December 13, 2020Two United Nations agencies, up to ten government ministries and a couple of civil society organisations...
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Guest Writer
Renewed at 75, with a sense of purpose as relevant as ever
October 16, 2020By Dr. Qu Dongyu The UN’s food agency was born in the wake of catastrophe. Three-...
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Guest Writer
A healthy diet must not be a luxury for Africans
July 16, 2020“If swift action is not taken to reverse the hunger trend and make healthy diets accessible...
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Uganda borrows UGX296bn to protect biodiversity
May 6, 2020Uganda has received a loan of US$78.2m (Approx UGX296bn) from the World Bank to improve the...
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Guest Writer
COVID-19: Keeping Africa fed as the disease bites
April 27, 2020By Qu Dongyu, Josefa Sacko and Thokozile Didiza It takes a village to raise a child,...
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Uganda will be besieged by acute food shortage due to COVID-19 – Report
April 22, 2020The United Nations World Food Programme has released a grim forecast indicating that the number of...