FAO’s value chain support for Uganda

FAO’s value chain support for Uganda

Moving from subsistance to sustainable agricultural livelihoods through technical capacity building and innovation

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) The FAO’s value chain support for Uganda brief is an overview of FAO's support to Uganda in developing value chain for high priority commodities such as dairy, rice, potatoes and fruits like mangoes and pineapples and vegetables such as mushrooms. FAO has, since 2011 implemented a number of projects focusing on development and strengthening value chains for the priority commodities.

Language English

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