Kawanda, 13th August 2020. The Agricultural sector has been represented in a scientific exhibition in Kawanda by teams from the Crop Protection Department, the Mechanization Department, the National Oil Palm Project and the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) today. The exhibition was held on the sidelines of an Operation Wealth Creation meeting attended by representatives…

Napak, 12th August 2020. A 5th wave of Desert Locusts has been reported to surveillance through the District Agricultural Office in Napak District today. The report with visual recorded from the field was submitted from Ngoleriet sub-county. As noted today by Mr. Stephen Byantwale the Commissioner for Crop Protection in the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal…

Entebbe, 7th August 2020. The Inter-Ministerial Task Force for Desert Locust Control has been represented by MAAIF Permanent Secretary Mr. Pius Wakabi Kasajja and Mr. Stephen Byantwale the Commissioner for Crop Protection in receiving 50,000 litres of pesticide for Desert Locust Control from Bayer Crop Science. The pesticide which was received at the Entebbe International…

Kiyindi, 24th July 2020. A new ferry that was designed to provide more efficient transportation between Buvuma and the mainland has been commissioned at the Kiyindi Landing site in Jinja. The ferry, called MV Kiyindi-Buvuma, has been commissioned today by Hon. Gen. Katumba Wamala the Minister for Works and Transport and Ms Allen Kagina the…

Entebbe, 20th July 2020. Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has officially opened the 3rd National Agricultural Extension e-Symposium at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries in Entebbe. The Minister has also launched the e-registration process for extension workers developed jointly with the Uganda…

Dokolo, 17th July, 2020. Hon. Henry Bagiire the Minister of State for Agriculture has officially opened the first out of 5 Regional Agricultural Mechanization Centers. The Mechanization Center for the Northern region will host excavators, self-loading tracks, heavy earth-moving equipment, bulldozers and Mobile Mechanization Workshop Trucks for use by farmers in the region. The center…

Farmers linked to the National Oil Palm Project diversify enterprises to add to the good income from Oil Palm and food security for households with policy support from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. For diversity, farmers like Mr. and Mrs. Muwereza have been encouraged through Household Mentors to use their earnings from…

Entebbe, 24th June 2020. Through the Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project, infrastructure for improving animal health has been constructed in the districts in the sub-regions of Karamoja, Teso and Sebei. A total of 60 cattle crushes have been constructed with an aim of improving the response to animal disease outbreaks in the region, with equipment commissioned…

Kampala, 10th June 2020. The National Task Force for Desert Locust Control has received more gear and equipment from the Chinese Embassy today. The equipment was handed over by H.E Zheng ZhuQiang the Ambassador of China to Uganda and received by Hon. Vincent Ssempijja the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries accompanied by Mr.…

Entebbe, 8th June 2020. The National Task Force for Desert Locust Control has received recognition for effective control of Desert Locusts and support from the Embassy of Russia in Uganda for increasing preparedness in the face of forecast invasions announced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. The partner institutions were represented…