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MAAIF is Not Buying Fertilizers
August 6, 2024-Entebbe, WAKISO: Our attention has been drawn to story being run by the Red Pepper titled, “MAAIF Bosses on spot for ring-fencing the supply and delivery of Fertilizers.” The story further alleges that a fertilizer supply deal has been reserved for a yet to be identified city lawyer hailing from Ntungamo District. The…
Read MoreNo Strange Disease Affecting the Poultry Industry in Masaka
August 6, 2024 – Entebbe, WAKISO: On Thursday August 1st, 2024, our attention was brought to an audio that had gone viral on social media regarding a discovered dump of carcasses of dead birds in Masaka District claiming that there was a strange disease affecting poultry birds in the district and warning the public from…
Read MoreMAAIF, PACEID to pursue joint export promotion strategies
During a meeting convened by MAAIF in collaboration with the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID), the Ministry was represented by Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, the Permanent Secretary Maj. Gen. David Kasura-Kyomukama and members of Top Policy Management to discuss strategies for boosting agricultural exports. Seven resolutions were made during the export strategy…
Read MoreUganda to host the Agriculture Ministerial Conference for the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa
Uganda will host the ASARECA Agriculture Ministerial Conference (AAMC) from May 17 – 18, 2023 in Kampala. The conference which will run under the theme “Building Resilient Food Systems to Feed Africa for Generations” will involve Agriculture Ministers from 14 countries namely: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar,…
Read MoreUganda, Kenya agree to improve bilateral trade relations
Uganda and Kenya have resolved to remove all impediments in the cross border trade between the two countries. This was reached at during a bilateral meeting in Nairobi on December 21. The Ugandan ministerial delegation led by Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries also included Maj. Gen. David Kasura-Kyomukama and…
Read MoreAdvisory Statement on Recently Reported Strange Coffee Pests and Diseases
The following is an excerpt of an official statement delivered on behalf of Ministry leadership by Hon. Fred Kyakulaga Bwino the Minister of State for Agriculture regarding reports of strange Coffee Pests and Diseases. As provided for in the NDPIII and the Agriculture Value Chain Development Strategy (2021 – 2026), Coffee is a national priority…
Read MorePhytosanitary Standards Enforcement at Uganda Border Points
It has come to our notice that there are sections of the public that are complaining about what they consider to be new phytosanitary checks that the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries is conducting at the entry and exit terminals of Entebbe International Airport. We would like to inform the public that these…
Read More“Developing a Market Oriented and Environmentally Sustainable Beef Meat Industry in Uganda” Project (MOBIP) granted an additional 15 months
“Developing a Market Oriented and Environmentally Sustainable Beef Meat Industry in Uganda” project (MOBIP) has been granted an additional 15 months. The official announcement of the extension was made during a Project Steering Committee meeting at the Aquaculture Research & Development Centre in Kajjansi on the 4th of November, 2021. Ministry Top Policy was represented…
Read MoreOne-two people die as a result of rabies every month in Arua District
Leaders of Arua District in West-Nile Region of Uganda have observed that one-two people die every month as a result of rabies that are caused by animal bites. This observation was made by Mr. Alfred Okuonzi the Arua District chairperson during the commemoration of the World Rabies Day at Vurra sub-county in Arua District yesterday…
Read MoreMAAIF to boost indigenous acaricides producer
Agriculture minister Hon Frank Tumwebaze has promised to facilitate the growth of Sanga Vetchem Limited, an indigenous company that produces chemical agents used to kill ticks. He also promised that if all goes to plan, the ministry will partner them to address the problem of ticks that continue to derail the livestock sub-sector. The minister said this…
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