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Latest News & Info. from @FAO covering Eastern Africa. Follow our Director-General QU Dongyu @FAODG & Subregional Co, ai @zimudzifarayi

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FAO in Africa (@faoafrica) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A strong start to #RMT14! Honoured to have ADG Abebe Haile-Gabriel , Hon. Farmer John,MP, Minister for Food and Agriculture of Ghana, FAORs, and distinguished guests to come together for an inspiring opening session. Partnership, innovation, action and learning leading the way! 🇬🇭🌍

A strong start to #RMT14! Honoured to have ADG <a href="/AbebeHGabriel/">Abebe Haile-Gabriel</a> , Hon. <a href="/johndumelo/">Farmer John,MP</a>, Minister for Food and Agriculture of Ghana, FAORs, and distinguished guests to come together for an inspiring opening session. Partnership, innovation, action and learning leading the way! 🇬🇭🌍
Etienne Peterschmitt (@epeterschmitt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Honoured to join FAO in Africa and HQ leaders in #Accra for #RMT14! Focus: partnerships, innovation and action for resilient agrifood systems. Proud to champion #Somalia’s priorities in the push for #ZeroHunger. 🌱 #4Betters

Honoured to join <a href="/FAOAfrica/">FAO in Africa</a> and HQ leaders in #Accra for #RMT14! 

Focus: partnerships, innovation and action for resilient agrifood systems. 

Proud to champion #Somalia’s priorities in the push for #ZeroHunger. 🌱 

#4Betters
FAO in Africa (@faoafrica) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Partnership, Innovation, Action, Learning must guide us to serve our members and achieve shared goals. Business-as-usual is insufficient—we must seek, pilot, adapt, and scale innovations,” said Abebe Haile-Gabriel FAO ADG and Regional Representative for Africa #RMT14

“Partnership, Innovation, Action, Learning must guide us to serve our members and achieve shared goals. Business-as-usual is insufficient—we must seek, pilot, adapt, and scale innovations,” said <a href="/AbebeHGabriel/">Abebe Haile-Gabriel</a> FAO ADG and Regional Representative for Africa #RMT14
FAO Eritrea (@faoeritrea) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🗨️ From the speech of Farayi Zimudzi at the National HiHI Investment Forum in #Eritrea: 🗨️ ሚስ. ፋራዪ ዚሙድዚ ኣብ ሃገራዊ ዋዕላ ሕርሻዊ ዋኒን 🇪🇷 ተረኺባ ካብ ዘስምዓቶ ወግዓዊ ቃል እተወስደ ላህመታዊ ትሕዝቶ፡- #FAO #SFE #RAF #HiHIForum #HandInHand #FoodSecurity

FAO Eritrea (@faoeritrea) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌱 A timely spotlight on 🇪🇷’s agricultural transformation! As highlighted by Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷, urban & peri-urban agri-food systems are key to building resilience. Our April launch of this new TCP is one step forward. #Eritrea #SFE #RAF #FAO #BetterProduction👇 rb.gy/oy1bb5

🌱 A timely spotlight on 🇪🇷’s agricultural transformation! As highlighted by <a href="/hawelti/">Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷</a>, urban &amp; peri-urban agri-food systems are key to building resilience. Our April launch of this new TCP is one step forward. #Eritrea #SFE #RAF #FAO #BetterProduction👇

rb.gy/oy1bb5
FAO in South Sudan (@faosouthsudan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.Food and Agriculture Organization Chief of Security Piergiorgio Trentinaglia visited #SouthSudan, where he met with FAO 🇸🇸 staff to discuss #Security priorities, strengthen field support, and reaffirm the organization’s commitment to delivering assistance safely and effectively.

.<a href="/FAO/">Food and Agriculture Organization</a> Chief of Security Piergiorgio Trentinaglia visited #SouthSudan, where he met with FAO 🇸🇸 staff to discuss #Security priorities, strengthen field support, and reaffirm the organization’s commitment to delivering assistance safely and effectively.
FAO in Rwanda (@faorwanda) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today, FAO in Rwanda Rep a.i. Nomathemba Mhlanga welcomed Schafer Castella, Technical Director of Market Systems Development at CNFA, for a courtesy visit. They explored opportunities for collaboration to enhance food safety across Rwanda’s food value chains. #AgrifoodSystems

Today, <a href="/FAORwanda/">FAO in Rwanda</a> Rep a.i. <a href="/NomaMhlanga/">Nomathemba Mhlanga</a>  welcomed Schafer Castella, Technical Director of Market Systems Development at <a href="/CNFA/">CNFA</a>, for a courtesy visit. They explored opportunities for collaboration to enhance food safety across Rwanda’s food value chains.

#AgrifoodSystems
FAO in Somalia (@faosomalia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌍FAO Somalia is at the #Nairobi Dialogue ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit in Addis later this year! With Africa leading, we’re shaping agrifood systems that deliver: ✅ Nutrition & dignity. ✅ Jobs & climate resilience. #UNFSS2025 #FoodSystems

🌍FAO Somalia is at the #Nairobi Dialogue ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit in Addis later this year! 

With Africa leading, we’re shaping agrifood systems that deliver:

✅ Nutrition &amp; dignity.
✅ Jobs &amp; climate resilience.

#UNFSS2025 #FoodSystems
FAO in Kenya (@faokenya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

From Kalemunyang to the world comes Agnes Esinyen: agropastoralist, entrepreneur,now a voice at #UNFSS2025. Through the @IKEAFoundation funded #RAVES project,her community has leveraged groundnuts to boost nutrition and incomes. 📖Read her powerful story rb.gy/r4t4ci

From Kalemunyang to the world comes Agnes Esinyen: agropastoralist, entrepreneur,now a voice at #UNFSS2025. Through the @IKEAFoundation funded #RAVES project,her community has leveraged groundnuts to boost nutrition and incomes.
📖Read her powerful story rb.gy/r4t4ci
FAO Eastern Africa (@faoeastafrica) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As we are approaching #planthealthday, we note that Food and Agriculture Organization & #IPPC are protecting plants through innovation, adopting #OneHealth approaches & implementing plant health standards & raising awareness to invest in #PlantHealth initiatives. Learn More: bit.ly/4iNVZu5

As we are approaching #planthealthday, we note that <a href="/FAO/">Food and Agriculture Organization</a> &amp; #IPPC are protecting plants through innovation, adopting #OneHealth approaches &amp; implementing plant health standards &amp; raising awareness to invest in #PlantHealth initiatives. 
Learn More: bit.ly/4iNVZu5
FAO Eastern Africa (@faoeastafrica) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌱 Today is #PlantHealthDay! Plants give us 98% of the air we breathe and 80% of the food we eat — yet pests and diseases threaten them daily. Protecting plant health is key to securing our food and reaching a #ZeroHunger world.

FAO Eastern Africa (@faoeastafrica) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ahead of #WorldBeeDay ADG, Director FAO Livestock, Thanawat Tiensin & FAO Ethiopia Rep, Farayi Zimudzi & her Team held a roundtable discussion emphasizing the need for better planning, synergy, efficiency &impact to align Food and Agriculture Organization’s work with national/regional livestock priorities.

Ahead of #WorldBeeDay ADG, Director <a href="/FAOLivestock/">FAO Livestock</a>, <a href="/ThanawatTiensin/">Thanawat Tiensin</a> &amp; <a href="/FAOEthiopia/">FAO Ethiopia</a> Rep, <a href="/ZimudziFarayi/">Farayi Zimudzi</a> &amp; her Team held a roundtable discussion emphasizing the need for better planning, synergy, efficiency &amp;impact to align <a href="/FAO/">Food and Agriculture Organization</a>’s work with national/regional livestock priorities.
Vacancies at FAO (@faojobs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 Food and Agriculture Organization does not request payments or personal info for recruitment. Always verify vacancies ONLY via our official portal: fao.org/employment 👉 Follow Vacancies at FAO for our current vacancies.

🚨 <a href="/FAO/">Food and Agriculture Organization</a> does not request payments or personal info for recruitment.
   
Always verify vacancies ONLY via our official portal: fao.org/employment

👉 Follow <a href="/FAOJobs/">Vacancies at FAO</a> for our current vacancies.
FAO Eastern Africa (@faoeastafrica) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🐝 Welcome to Jimma, #Ethiopia! We’re excited to host #WorldBeeDay & 2nd Int’l Forum on Sustainable Beekeeping & Pollination. This year’s theme- “Bee inspired by nature to nourish us all”- celebrates the vital role of pollinators in agrifood systems & ecosystem health. #4Betters

🐝 Welcome to Jimma, #Ethiopia!
We’re excited to host #WorldBeeDay &amp; 2nd Int’l Forum on Sustainable Beekeeping &amp; Pollination.

This year’s theme- “Bee inspired by nature to nourish us all”- celebrates the vital role of pollinators in agrifood systems &amp; ecosystem health.
#4Betters
FAO Eastern Africa (@faoeastafrica) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Each year on 20 May, Food and Agriculture Organization marks #WorldBeeDay to spotlight the vital role of bees and pollinators in sustaining people and the planet. Protecting them is key to securing food production, plant health, and ecosystem restoration. More on the Day: bit.ly/44Pq1u9

FAO in Africa (@faoafrica) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🐝 “Silent heroes” is how FAO Director-General QU Dongyu Qu Dongyu described bees & other pollinators today at the #WorldBeeDay global event in Jimma, Ethiopia, calling for stronger global action to protect them. Let's act for pollinators! 🌻 Read the full story: fao.org/africa/news-st…

🐝 “Silent heroes” is how <a href="/FAODG/">FAO Director-General QU Dongyu</a> Qu Dongyu described bees &amp; other pollinators today at the #WorldBeeDay global event in Jimma, Ethiopia, calling for stronger global action to protect them.  

Let's act for pollinators! 🌻

Read the full story: fao.org/africa/news-st…
FAO Ethiopia (@faoethiopia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ethiopia is celebrating #WorldBeeDay in #Jimma. Adem Farah, Head of the Coord. Center for Democracy Building (D/PM rank), Minister Girma Amente, Ministry of Agriculture Ethiopia, Food and Agriculture Organization's ADG Thanawat Tiensin, Food and Agriculture Organization’s ADG & Regional Rep for Africa Abebe Haile-Gabriel & senior delegates attending the event.

Ethiopia is celebrating #WorldBeeDay in #Jimma. Adem Farah, Head of the Coord. Center for Democracy Building (D/PM rank), Minister Girma Amente, <a href="/MoA_Ethiopia/">Ministry of Agriculture Ethiopia</a>, <a href="/FAO/">Food and Agriculture Organization</a>'s ADG <a href="/ThanawatTiensin/">Thanawat Tiensin</a>, <a href="/FAO/">Food and Agriculture Organization</a>’s ADG &amp; Regional Rep for Africa <a href="/AbebeHGabriel/">Abebe Haile-Gabriel</a> &amp; senior delegates attending the event.
FAO Ethiopia (@faoethiopia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As the 2nd International Forum for Action on Sustainable Beekeeping & Pollination concluded in #Jimma, 🇪🇹 Food and Agriculture Organization & partners urge for stronger cooperation to protect pollinators. - Responsible agrochemical use - Effective policies - Forest management - Promote bio-sensitive Mgmt.

As the 2nd International Forum for Action on Sustainable Beekeeping &amp; Pollination concluded in #Jimma, 🇪🇹 <a href="/FAO/">Food and Agriculture Organization</a> &amp; partners urge for stronger cooperation to protect pollinators.
- Responsible agrochemical use
- Effective policies
- Forest management
- Promote bio-sensitive Mgmt.
FAO Eastern Africa (@faoeastafrica) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A vibrant exchange between Food and Agriculture Organization, led by Farayi Zimudzi and Mission of Japan to the African Union to the African Union, led by Kosuke Fujihara, spotlighted the power of stronger collaboration to scale up impact and better serve rural communities across #EasternAfrica. #PartnershipsForImpact

A vibrant exchange between <a href="/FAO/">Food and Agriculture Organization</a>, led by <a href="/ZimudziFarayi/">Farayi Zimudzi</a> and <a href="/mission_japan/">Mission of Japan to the African Union</a> to the <a href="/_AfricanUnion/">African Union</a>, led by Kosuke Fujihara, spotlighted the power of stronger collaboration to scale up impact and better serve rural communities across #EasternAfrica.

#PartnershipsForImpact
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub (@foodsystems) 's Twitter Profile Photo

⏳Just 60 days to #UNFSS2025! We’re heading to Addis Ababa for the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake, proudly co-hosted by Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and Italy 🇮🇹. This Stocktaking Moment will spotlight how countries are turning pathways into progress — and how partnerships drive

⏳Just 60 days to #UNFSS2025!

We’re heading to Addis Ababa for the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake, proudly co-hosted by Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and Italy 🇮🇹.

This Stocktaking Moment will spotlight how countries are turning pathways into progress — and how partnerships drive