FAO Digital Media Hub - Mr Percy W. Misika, left, FAO Representative in Uganda during an interview at the FAO office in Kampala. To the right, Dr Emmanuel Niyibigira National Project Manager/NERICA Project, Ms Liliane Kambir

Mr Percy W. Misika, left, FAO Representative in Uganda during an interview at the FAO office in Kampala. To the right, Dr Emmanuel Niyibigira National Project Manager/NERICA Project, Ms Liliane Kambir

Mr Percy W. Misika, FAO Representative in Uganda during an interview at the FAO office in Kampala.

Mr Percy W. Misika, FAO Representative in Uganda, referring to a map during an interview with Ms Liliane Kambirigi, FAO Information Officer.

Mr Percy W. Misika, FAO Representative in Uganda during an interview at the FAO office in Kampala.

Mr Percy W. Misika, FAO Representative in Uganda referring to a Ugandan map during an interview at the FAO office in Kampala.

FAO Information Officer Ms Liliane Kambirigi interviewing National Project Manager/NERICA Project Dr Emmanuel Niyibigira on their way to the NERICA rice field where the Can Oniang Farmers' Group are w

Dr Emmanuel Niyibigira National Project Manager/NERICA Project, inpsecting the NERICA seed multiplication rice field.

From left, Dr Emmanuel Niyibigira National Project Manager/NERICA Project, Opio John Peter, Farmer Field School Consultant and Dr Ram Chaudhary Agronomist Project Manager/NERICA Project inspecting the

From right, Opio John Peter, Farmer Field School Consultant, Dr Ram Chaudhary Agronomist Project Manager/NERICA Project and Dr Emmanuel Niyibigira National Project Manager/NERICA Project, inspecting t

From right, Dr Emmanuel Niyibigira National Project Manager/NERICA Project, Opio John Peter, Farmer Field School Consultant and Dr Ram Chaudhary Agronomist, Project Manager/NERICA Project, inspecting

From right, Dr Emmanuel Niyibigira National Project Manager/NERICA Project, Dr Ram Chaudhary Agronomist Project Manager/NERICA Project and Opio John Peter, Farmer Field School Consultant, inspecting t

National Project Manager/NERICA Project, Dr Emmanuel Niyibigira talking to members of the Can Oniang Farmers' Group at a demonstration on seed cultivation in a NERICA rice field.

National Project Manager/NERICA Project, Dr Emmanuel Niyibigira shaking hands with Farmer Field School Facilitator Alphonse Oyoo, after giving a demonstration on seed cultivation in a NERICA rice fiel

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FAO Project GCP/UGA/036/JPN: Agriculture and Rural Development through Innovative Rice-based Farming Systems for Food Security and Poverty Reduction in Uganda. Overall objective: to promote innovative rice-based farming systems for sustainable intensification of rice production through enabling the capacity at national, regional and community levels. Immediate objectives: 2.1) Immediate objective 1: Enhancement of the sustainable intensification of rice-based production systems through introduction of agricultural conservation practices, crop rotation and crop-livestock systems, including supplemental irrigation for upland and rainfed lowland ecosystems 2.2) Immediate objective 2: Development of a sustainable quality seed production and distribution systems at national and community levels of improved rice varieties including NERICA 2.3) Immediate objective 3: Improvement of rice post-harvest technologies at household/community level through demonstrations, rehabilitation of post-harvest pilot centres and dissemination of technologies in line with identified needs.

06/29/2009

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