🌱 Protecting #PlantHealth is about more than just plants.

🌎 It's about protecting life.

Here are 5 reasons why we need to keep our plants healthy 👇🏾

#PlantHealth Day
#AgInRwanda

Happy #MotherDay from Josepha Mukamana, FAO in Rwanda Senior Rural sociologist and #BetterLife Team Leader:

“To Rwandan mothers, I wish you a good day and love to all especially to our children who are the foundation of our nation.”

Congratulations #Rwanda for creating the first Gender Equality Standards by Rwanda Standards Board Board. An initiative we hope to see replicated across the continent.

By certifying companies and public institutions for their commitment to #genderequality , we are not only fostering a…

🌱Plants are a critical source of food & nutrition.

Yet, the destruction of natural habitats & ecosystems has left both plant & human well-being at risk.

Today is #PlantHealthDay .

👉🏾 fao.org/plant-health-d…

Leading up to #ERC34 , find out how Food and Agriculture Organization is supporting projects in Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 that address water scarcity and help villagers use water judiciously using innovative technologies.

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#AgInnovation #WaterAction

Thanks Coumba D. Sow gracing our event

#GenderSealRw

Urban Farming: The Future of Agriculture

Excited to visit FAO in Rwanda's country office vertical farm!

Urban farming is revolutionizing food production, ensuring fresh produce year-round with minimal environmental impact.
Kudos to leading the way! 💚

#GreenCities
#UrbanFarming

Yesterday, FAO in Rwanda Representative Coumba D. Sow joined Hon. Minister of State Eric Rwigamba and all Ministry of Agriculture & Animal Resources |Rwanda to honor the memory of 800 staff of the ministry who tragically lost their lives during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in #Rwanda .

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#Kwibuka30

Farmers face an onslaught of shocks – conflicts, #ClimateChange , disasters, pests and diseases.

Food and Agriculture Organization is helping them to manage these risks, anticipate crises, prevent deteriorations and lay the pathway for resilience.

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#AgricultureCan #FightFoodCrises

Mark your calendars! The theme for the International Day of Forests 2025 is 'Forests and Foods’.

Stay tuned and follow FAO Forestry for ways to celebrate the vital role forests play in sustaining our food systems.

#ForestDay #IntlForestDay #ForestsFeedUs
#CPForests #UNFF19

Congratulations on behalf of UN Rwanda to the awardees of the #GenderSeal Event, for promoting equal, inclusive, diversified development.

Recognizing the leadership of Ministry of Gender & Family Promotion | Rwanda, Gender Monitoring Office | Rwanda, Rwanda Standards Board PSF Rwanda, UNDP Rwanda, UN Women Rwanda & USAID Rwanda

Representing UN Rwanda RC, Coumba D. Sow spoke at the 3rd #GenderSeal Certification Event chaired by Ministry of Gender & Family Promotion | Rwanda Hon. Min Dr. Valentine Uwamariya with CGM Nadine G.Umutoni🇷🇼, to recognize and award private companies & public institutions that remarkably advance gender equality at the workplace

Join us in online volunteering, there are countless ways to contribute: translation, editing, writing, art & design, and more. Together, let's make our world a better place through #volunteerism

HAPPENING NOW: #Rwanda celebrates the new organizations/ companies granted the Gender Equality Seal Certification. Follow it live here: youtube.com/watch?v=sqsQoQ…

#RwOT Murenzi Raymond Min of Trade |Rwanda Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, PhD Ministry of Gender & Family Promotion | Rwanda Gender Monitoring Office | Rwanda UNDP Rwanda USAID Rwanda GIZ Rwanda

'Achieving gender quality is not a one-time event. We must remain steadfast in our efforts in promoting women leadership & opportunities. Let's work together to build a world where everyone, regardless of the gender can contribute to society.' - UN Rwanda RC a.i Coumba D. Sow, Rep…

To build a better future for all, we need to address global health issues by collaborating across all sectors.

Because human, animal, plant, and environmental health are all inextricably linked.

Let's work together for #OneHealth !

#WorldVeterinaryDay
#OneHealth

📢New project launches with FAO in Rwanda to empower young leaders in #Africa for sustainable agrifood systems transformation!

Stay tuned for more details soon.

Rwanda keeps showing examples of what are possible.

This is FAO in Rwanda building where modern farming is being done executed🪴🌾

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Modern Agriculture Updates FAO in Rwanda @FAO FAO in Africa Coumba D. Sow Rwanda's a leader in #VerticalFarming ! Huge respect to FAO in Rwanda for showcasing modern agriculture. This is the future! At Living Greens Urban Farm (@LGUrbanFarm), we're passionate about bringing fresh, local produce to communities through indoor, vertical hydroponics. #UrbanAg

During an #STI Forum side-event, Food and Agriculture Organization's Vincent Martin highlighted how STI serve as a foundation for the FAO Strategic Framework 2022–31, as the role of STI is indispensable to accelerate progress for achieving agrifood system transformation and #SDG2 .

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