Resilient veterinarians are our #OneHealth heroes!

Join Food and Agriculture Organization, MAAIF 🇺🇬 and Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) in celebrating all veterinary professionals.

Happy #WorldVeterinaryDay !

#VeterinaryDayUG #VetDayUG

On #WorldVeterinaryDay , let's celebrate the incredible efforts in veterinary training!🐾

With support from USAID Uganda, collaborating with MAAIF 🇺🇬, we've trained over 1000 Vets & paravets on different aspects of veterinary work ensuring a safer, healthier world for all.

#DYK Uganda pioneered the first-ever field epidemiology training for animal health practitioners in Africa!🌍

Since inception, 117 trainees from animal, human & wildlife have been trained on disease detection & rapid response to emerging health issues

#WorldVeterinaryDay

🌍Thanks to USAID Global Health support, Food and Agriculture Organization, working with MAAIF 🇺🇬 have collaborated to improve responses to #zoonoticdisease outbreaks.

We've significantly advanced in detecting and controlling zoonotic diseases at their source.

Women need equal access to 👇

🔷Land
🔷Inputs
🔷Finance
🔷Services
🔷Technology

Closing the gender gap & growing equality are key to achieving agrifood systems transformation.

Find out more with Food and Agriculture Organization's report 👉 doi.org/10.4060/cc5060…

#LetsGrowEquality #GirlsInICT

To effectively manage disease outbreaks, functional Veterinary Laboratories are essential.

Food and Agriculture Organization is working with MAAIF 🇺🇬 to strengthen national & regional Animal Disease Diagnostics and Epidemiology Centers

Together, we're ensuring a healthier future for all.

Because #OneHealth is critical for
👉 #zoonoticdisease prevention
☑️ #foodsecurity &
☑️ human & animal health.

Ahead of #WorldVeterinaryDay , we're training animal, human & env't health workers to prepare, detect & respond to #publichealth emergencies using #OneHealth approach.

#Happening : The 8th Regional Meeting for Food and Agriculture Organization's Emergency Centre for Transboundary #AnimalDiseases ( #ECTAD ) in Africa is happening in Zanzibar, bringing together country & regional teams to develop strategies for strengthening #animalhealth systems in the region.

#AfREM2024

Save the date!

Uganda will join the 🌍 global celebration of #WorldVeterinaryDay on April 26, 2024, in Rakai District.

This year's theme highlights veterinarians as essential health workers for animal, human, & environmental well-being!

#OneHealth

Join us 👇

#DYK that rabies 🐕🦠 is a fatal but preventable disease?

Investing in rabies elimination:

✅strengthens health systems
✅improves equity and access to healthcare
✅contributes to sustainable development

Read more ➡️bit.ly/3QfbEas

🆕 Food and Agriculture Organization report confirms that #SocialProtection drives inclusive #ClimateAction .

The Northern Uganda Social Action Fund boosted natural resource management through labour-intensive public works. 🌱

📗 Dive into more data and evidence ➡️ bit.ly/3w38uiV

#EarthDay

On this International Mother #EarthDay , let's remember our duty to protect our planet.

Discover how students under Food and Agriculture Organization + Sweden in Uganda #GreenSchoolsUG initiative are spearheading efforts to protect the earth.

👉📚bit.ly/3wcSv1L

#GenerationRestoration

News: FAO Regional Conference for Africa concludes with strong commitments toward agrifood system transformation.

Read the full story: fao.org/africa/news/de…

#ARC33 #4Betters

Today at #ARC33 , countries are sharing their experiences in implementing the #4Betters .

In Cote d'Ivoire, an innovative project is using black fly larvae for better production.

At #ARC33 , we're highlighting country experiences in implementing the #4Betters .

In Rwanda, with the European Union, farmers are adopting innovations for better production.

Check it out:

Happy to join fellow agriculture ministers and other members of the diplomatic core to share and compare knowledge towards agricultural development in Africa.

State Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Hon. Kyakulaga Fred Bwino MP with the FAO Director-General QU Dongyu Qu Dongyu on the sidelines of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa.

Central to discussions was agrifood systems transformation and the #4Betters .

#ARC33  

W/MAAIF 🇺🇬

#WeekHighlight : Our new 8000 m³ valley tank in Toroma, Katakwi district, is nearing completion.

It will provide water for up to 6,000 livestock per day during dry spells, lasting 3-5 months.

Thanks to Global Environment Facility (GEF) for funding 💰
#WaterSecurity = healthy🐄🐐🐑

W/MAAIF 🇺🇬

The rainy 🌧️ season is here!
Refugees + host communities in Kiryandongo are ready to make the most of it.

Thanks to our e-voucher scheme, funded by Embassy of the Netherlands in Uganda + IKEA Foundation, farmers can access high-quality passion fruit &🍅🧅🍆 seeds, 4 improved household nutrition &💰🤑

Uganda's efforts to build a climate-resilient agricultural system using the #ParishDevelopmentModel : Hon Hon. Kyakulaga Fred Bwino MP is representing Uganda 🇺🇬at the 33rd Food and Agriculture Organization Regional Conference for Africa ( #ARC33 ), in Rabat, Morrocco.

W/MAAIF 🇺🇬

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