Press Releases

Entebbe 12th November 2019, The 11th Governing Council of the Fisheries Training Institute has been officially inaugurated today by Mr. Pius Wakabi Kasajja the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries. As one of the training institutions under the Ministry, the Fisheries Training Institute, Entebbe was established by an Act of…

Kampala, 8th November 2019. Having been recognized as the leading African country in project implementation, Uganda has been selected to host delegates from over 40 countries for the 10th Anniversary of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Program and Triangular Cooperation and the 2019 FOCAC Africa-China Poverty Reduction and Development Conference. These events will take place in…

Kamuli, 30th October 2019. Kasolwe Stock Ranch in Kamuli district has hosted the Ground-breaking for new livestock interventions for Busoga region officially done by Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga the Speaker of Parliament, His Royal Highness Gabula Nadiope the King of Busoga, Hon. Esther Mbayo the Minister of the Presidency, Dr. Charles Lagu the Executive Director…

Kampala, 29th October 2019. On Friday the 25th of October 2019, the 9th edition of the Annual Indigenous and Traditional Food Fair was officially opened in Kampala by Mr. Pius Wakabi Kasajja the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries. The Indigenous and Traditional Food Fair which is organised by partners…

Kampala, 25th October 2019 With the guidance of the Mission “To Transform Subsistence Farming to Commercial Agriculture” and Vision of “A Competitive, Profitable and Sustainable Agricultural Sector” the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries has delivered on 2018/19 objectives as evaluated by the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development. Below is an excerpt…

Kayunga 21st October 2019. The districts of Kayunga, Buikwe, Buvuma, Mukono, Wakiso, Mpigi, Luweero, Nakaseke and Nakasongola are set to benefit from the completion of an upgrade of the 4,480-acre Lusenke Stock Farm (7 square miles). The revamp of the Stock Farm which is situated in Busana sub-county of Kayunga district in central Uganda and…

Kampala, 18th October 2019. The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries has kick-started the rollout of the nucleus farmer model in Uganda. The model which was unveiled by Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries at the 2019 Top Policy Management Retreat in Masaka is one of the Ministry’s…

Kampala, 11th October 2019. Across Africa, the majority of the population depend on agriculture as the main source of livelihood and there is an increasing interest in agricultural investment for improving agricultural productivity and rural incomes. In Uganda alone, the Agriculture sector contributes to over 70% of employment. Technology has greatly contributed in fostering sustainable…

Entebbe, 11th October 2019. Guided by the mission, “To Transform Subsistence Farming to Commercial Agriculture,’’ the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries is organising an Agribusiness Matchmaking Expo through the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP) with support from the World Bank. The objective of the Agribusiness Matchmaking Expo is to link qualified dealers in…

Kampala, 2nd October 2019. During a national launch event in Kampala, a new intervention for the livestock sub-sector has been kick-started the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries through the National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank in collaboration with the Africa Agribusiness Incubators Network (AAIN), Excel Hort Consult, Operation Wealth Creation, the…