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FAO-Rwanda Newsletter 2017

Year of publication 2017

Pages 8p.

Author FAO-Rwanda

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Newsletter

Series title Newsletters from the Decentralized Offices

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) As the year begins, FAO continues to make its contribution to improving food security and Nutrition in Rwanda. In this edition of the FAO-Rwanda Newsletter we document some of the inspiring success stories from the beneficiaries of the different projects undertaken by FAO. We share a story of Mukampunga Laurence who has beat the oddds to become a Diary entrepreneur in rural area. The skills of Youth in Agribusiness has been built to make the sector more attractive to the youth, FAO launched the Agricultural Services & Digital Inclusion (ICT4Ag) to help Rwanda accelerate the agriculture sector’s transformation from subsistence–based to market-oriented.

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