President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Monday held high-level talks with the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, H.E. Qu Dongyu, at State House Entebbe, focusing on Uganda\u2019s agri-food system transformation and deeper collaboration in sustainable agriculture and food security.<\/p>\n
In a meeting hailed as productive and forward-looking, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni welcomed H.E. Qu Dongyu, the Director General of the FAO, to State House Entebbe. The President reaffirmed that agriculture remains the cornerstone of Uganda\u2019s economic strategy, pointing out the importance of transforming agri-food systems to support income generation, food security, and better nutrition.<\/p>\n
President Museveni commended FAO\u2019s efforts in supporting national agricultural goals and emphasized the importance of adopting modern farming practices to meet the country\u2019s growing food and export demands. He also highlighted the government\u2019s interest in strengthening systems that ensure income security and household resilience through nutrition and hygiene education.<\/p>\n
H.E. Dongyu lauded Uganda for its continued partnership with the FAO and reiterated the organization\u2019s dedication to backing Uganda\u2019s investment agenda in agriculture. He noted Uganda\u2019s potential for rapid growth, citing its fertile land, youthful population, and commitment to structural transformation.<\/p>\n
The FAO Director General was accompanied by a top-level delegation, including Mr. Maximo Torero (Chief Economist), Mr. Abebe Haile Gabriel (Assistant Director-General and Africa Representative), Ms. Lineo Molise (Regional Coordinator for Africa), and Mr. Shen Hong (Assistant to the Director General), all of whom expressed readiness to scale up support for Uganda\u2019s agricultural development.<\/p>\n
This renewed partnership is expected to yield concrete programs focusing on climate-resilient agriculture, agri-tech, rural development, and smallholder farmer empowerment \u2014 all key to Uganda’s journey toward food sovereignty and rural prosperity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Monday held high-level talks with the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, H.E. Qu Dongyu, at State House Entebbe, focusing on Uganda\u2019s agri-food system transformation and deeper collaboration in sustainable agriculture and food security. In a meeting hailed as productive and forward-looking, President […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":[428],"class_list":{"0":"post-7554","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-museveni"},"yoast_head":"\n