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ProjectFactsheetDeveloping a Comprehensive Livestock Master Plan (LMP) for Rwanda - TCP/RWA/3605 2020
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No results found.The Government of Rwanda is in the process of revising anumber of its agriculture-related policies in order toensure that it achieves its objectives, which focus onpoverty eradication, reduced malnutrition and economicgrowth. The livestock sector in Rwanda includes cattle,sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits and poultry, and is a source ofmany products and by-products (meat, milk, eggs, leather,etc.) that have the potential to contribute to agriculture-led growth and the socio-economic transformation of thepopulation. However, the sector is faced by challengesthat prevent it from meeting the rising demand forlivestock and livestock products to ensure food securityand contribute to economic growth. Investments in thesector that should drive growth and support socio-economic transformation have had little impact becauseof the lack of a supportive policy environment, theabsence of appropriate infrastructures and the non-availability of reliable supplies of essential services andinputs; these factors have made the sector uncompetitiveand unattractive to investors.In order to make the Rwandan livestock sector a keydriver in ensuring food security and economictransformation and considering the numerous existingguiding documents for the livestock sector (ranging froman investment plan on animal genetic resources to amaster plan for fisheries and aquaculture), FAO wasapproached by MINAGRI to provide assistance indeveloping a comprehensive livestock master plan thatwould pull together all the documents regarding thesector into a single focused plan. Such a plan would makeit possible to establish a competitive and more efficientlivestock industry capable of contributing significantly tofood security as well as to improving the wellbeing of thepopulation. -
ProjectFactsheetTechnical Cooperation Project to Support Local Suppliers Capacity Development and Promotion of E-Commerce for Agricultural Value Chains in Rwanda - TCP/RWA/3706 2022
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No results found.Increasing agricultural productivity is one the main drivers of poverty reduction in Rwanda Agricultural transformation, especially through competitive value chain development, is expected to boost productivity in both formal and informal sectors With this transformation, there is great potential to increase commercialization of agriculture production, increase self employment in small on and off farm businesses, and achieve significant poverty reduction through targeted support to value chain development The Government of Rwanda, through the fourth Strategic Plan for Agricultural Transformation (PSTA 4 promotes the ‘Made in Rwanda’ campaign, in support of export markets In line with the Domestic Market Recapturing Strategy ( the Government is working to unleash the potential of sectors, in particular Agro processing, to help transform agriculture through competitive value chain development The Rwanda Development Board ( responsible for private sector investment, coordinates efforts in investment promotion The RDB is also responsible for overall private sector investments in market linkages and supports public private dialogue mechanisms and value chain platforms in collaboration with private sector federations to address key challenges in private sector development. -
ProjectFactsheetBioenergy and Food Security Assessment and Capacity Building for Rwanda - TCP/RWA/3704 2022
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No results found.The lack of access to modern energy in Rwanda has resulted in a heavy reliance on traditional and unsustainable biomass for energy production Approximately 85 percent of all energy used in the country is supplied by biomass, with an average of 1 8 tonnes of firewood consumed per year per household This dependence on biomass caused a 37 percent reduction of forest coverage in the country between the years 1990 and 2010 The lack of access to modern energy sources significantly limits modern agricultural practices, such as irrigation, resulting in suboptimal yields and directly affects the socio economic development of farmers Furthermore, this dependence on wood fuel and charcoal for cooking in most rural household has been shown to adversely impact both human health and the environment Due to the aforementioned reasons, the Government of Rwanda is prioritizing the development of a biomass energy strategy and a sustainable bioenergy sector More specifically, the Ministry of Environment MoE has requested support in assessing sustainable bioenergy and identifying which bioenergy options can be environmentally sustainable and contribute to the targets set within the nationally determined contributions ( Thus, this project aimed to analyse and identify potential bioenergy feedstock and technologies that can be developed in the country for both decentralized energy production and for cooking purposes In addition, this project provided capacity building training on the use of the Bioenergy and Food Security ( tools to key stakeholders involved in the bioenergy sector and in the development of the Biomass Energy Strategy.
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BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookLesotho Child Grant Programme and Linking Food Security to Social Protection Programme
A From Protection to Production report
2015Also available in:
No results found.This paper presents findings from an impact evaluation of a combination of two types of agricultural and social protection programmes: the Lesotho Child Grant Programme (CGP) and the FAO-Lesotho Linking Food Security to Social Protection Programme (LFSSP). Overall we find positive effects of the programmes on homestead gardening and productive agricultural activities. Many of these observed outcomes appear driven by the combination of the two programmes. An additional year of CGP along with on e year of the LFSSP achieved a number of outcomes which two years of receiving the CGP alone did not, and impact varies in relation to household labour constraints. The LFSSP appears to have assisted households facing labour constraints in homestead gardening activities. For labour non-constrained families, an additional year of CGP plus the LFSSP allowed for greater investments in more substantial productive items, perhaps with intentions of scaling up agricultural operations. While it is natural to interpret findings from this report in the context of the larger scale CGP impact evaluation (Daidone et al. 2014) – and many similar findings emerge – it is important to recognize that only a subset of communities included in the overall CGP evaluation are considered here. The purpose of this paper is not to replicate the evaluation of the CGP, but rather understand how additional CGP benefits, combined with the LFSSP, affected livelihoods in two specific community councils in rural Lesotho. -
BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
2021Also available in:
No results found.The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the categories of the IPCC Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector of the national GHG inventory. Energy use in agriculture is additionally included as relevant to emissions from agriculture as an economic production sector under the ISIC A statistical classification, though recognizing that, in terms of IPCC, they are instead part of the Energy sector of the national GHG inventory. FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–2018 for agriculture production processes from crop and livestock activities. Land use emissions and removals are generally available only for the period 1990–2019. This analytical brief focuses on overall trends over the period 2000–2018.