All posts tagged "FAO"
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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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News
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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News
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...
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News
The ‘Shameful’ Trend of Uganda Importing food
September 20, 2019We Spend More Money on Foreign Food Than We Earn From Ours Abroad Uganda has been...
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News
Central region gets UGX33.8bn EU project for climate change
July 9, 2019Nine districts from the central region of Uganda are set to benefit from a UGX33bn European...
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Guest Writer
There is no food security without food safety – FAO boss
February 12, 2019By José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Food security...
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News
FAO offers solution to excluded fishing communities on Lake Victoria
January 31, 2019Minister Ssempijja agrees Army crackdown on illegal fishing has left many people excluded The Food and...