Rwanda

Rwanda

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FAO Activities in Rwanda

Currently, FAO is working with the following activities in Rwanda:

1) Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) Projects

  • Rationalization of the wood-energy sector
  • Integrated pest management (IPM) of rice by farmer field school (FFS)
  • Regional support to alleviate the impact of soaring food prices on the most affected vulnerable farming populations of the Eastern African Region

2) Regional Development Projects

  • Urban and peri-urban agriculture project (PAPUK)
  • Improvement of Food Security in Cross Border Districts of Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda in Support of Modernization of Agriculture under NEPAD Framework”
  • CountrySTAT for Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Transboundary Agro-Ecosystem Management project for the Kagera River Basin (Kagera TAMP)

3) ONE UN Projects (Jointly with other UN agencies)

  • Development of school gardens and nutritional education.
  • Implementation of the component “Crop and market monitoring” of an early warning system for the food and agriculture sector.
  • Agricultural training, nutrition and distribution of inputs to people living with HIV/AIDS

4) Emergency Projects

  • Humanitarian emergency aids to repatriates from Tanzania
  • Emergency support to floods victims
  • Regional response to food insecurity, HIV and GBV in Eastern Africa
  • To support the implementation of the ‘Avian Influenza Response Programme’ through the ‘Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA)’ in the countries affected by the epizooty.
  • Support to repatriates from RDC, with agricultural inputs and training 

Partners: 

FAO works closely with the Government of Rwanda and key national counterpart institutions in the country. The main national partners are:

  • Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources and its specialized agencies
    • RADA (Rwanda Agriculture Development Authority)
    • RARDA, (Rwanda Animal Resources Development Authority)
    • RHODA (Rwanda Horticulture Development Authority)
    • ISAR (Institut Scientifique d’Agriculture au Rwanda)
  • Ministry of Natural Resources
  • Ministry of Local Government
  • Ministry of Infrastructure
  • Ministry of Education
  • NISR (National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda)
  • RBS (Rwanda Bureau of Standards)
  • REMA (Rwanda Environment Management Agency)
  • Districts
  • Private Sector
  • NGOs and Civil Society 

Donors

Being a specialized agency, FAO is dependent upon contributions from bi and multilateral donors. Currently the following donors are supporting FAO activities in Rwanda.

  • Contributors to the One UN Fund: Norway, Sweden, DfID, Spain
  • Other projects / programmes: Italy, Belgium, EU/ECHO, ADB, GEF.