Farmers may not need to worry about their produce going to waste, thanks to a group of youth who have come up with the Sparky Dryer innovation. The Sparky Dryer team of youth were led by Lawrence Okettayot and demonstrated it to Staff at the Extension Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and…

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) hasnominated Ms. Consolata Acayo – Assistant Commissioner, Information andCommunication and Mr. Alex Bamboona, Assistant Commissioner, Nutrition to the membership of the national steering committee of the National Child Policy (NCP) in a bid to fast-track the implementation policy. This was reached at during the orientation workshop…

For years, trade of agricultural products from and within the East African Community (EAC) has been hindered by fragmented Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) among the states but with the adoption of the EAC SPS Legal Framework (ESLF), Uganda is set to expand her trade of agricultural products domestically, regionally and internationally through streamlined regulations, standard…

Staff at the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) will not need to worry about retirement when the time comes. This follows the ministry’s resumption of retirement trainings aimed at equipping staff who have one to four years to retire from public service with skills and financial literacy. On December 2, the ministry’s…

On December 1, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Aids Day hinged on ensuring a safe work place for positive living employees under the theme; ‘National solidarity and shared responsibility towards ending HIV/Aids.’ Solidarity and shared responsibility is important now, more than ever…

MAAIF warns of looming mango pest The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) in partnership with The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is conducting trainings for a surveillance team to identify a new pest that threatens crops across Africa. This new pest known as the Mango Mealybug (Drosicha mangiferae) and particularly the Rastrococcus,…

Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, has provided a roadmap for vanilla harvest by declaring January 11, 2021 onwards as the appropriate time to start harvesting vanilla for the second season of the year 2020. While appearing at the Media Centre in Kampala, Ssempijja said that for the past…

In light of Agriculture being the backbone of Uganda’s economy, with the biggest source of livelihood, foreign exchange and a major source of raw materials to the local industries, farmers through the Farmers’ Manifesto 2021 have expressed the need for articulate political representation in the 2021 general elections. The Farmers’ Manifesto 2021 details what the…

Uganda possess unlimited opportunities for youth if they choose to engage in agribusiness investments.This was the overall assessment at the end of the Ugandan Diaspora Agri-Food Investment Conference 2020 officiated by FAO Country Representative, Dr. Antonio Querido, and Hon. Victoria Ssekitoleko, the Executive Director Uganda Agribusiness Alliance (UAA) at the headquarters of the Ministry of…