Kampala, 5th February 2020. Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has informed the public through the media that the country is still free from the locust attack in the East African region. The Minister also called upon the public to ignore misleading reports of an invasion and advised farmers…

Kampala, 4th February 2020. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has concluded an inauguration meeting for recently appointed Ministers and Top Policy Management that was chaired by the Permanent Secretary Mr. Pius Wakabi Kasajja. During this meeting in Kampala, all the 7 Agencies of the Ministry were represented by their respective Directors in…

Entebbe, 24th January 2020 Agriculture is among the four key sectors highlighted in the Uganda vision 2040 that can greatly contribute to wealth and employment creation. Agriculture has continued to be the main building block of our economy and is a core undertaking under the NRM Manifesto. The 2014 Population and Housing Census figures indicate…

Entebbe, 23rd January 2020. As another strategic step towards increased awareness about agricultural product standards, international market requirements for standards and phyto-sanitary standards, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has kick-started the process towards rolling out an new communications approaches. The main target of these approaches is to increase awareness about agricultural product…

Kampala 15th January 2020. As follow up to the just-concluded Media Centre Briefing by Hon. Henry Aggrey Bagiire the Minister of State for Agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries has been represented on a TV Interview on Pest and Disease Control Strategies by Mr. Steven Byantware the Commissioner for Crop Protection. During…

Entebbe 14th January 2020. Along with the training of Agricultural Inspection Officers, the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries is also holding training sessions for Exporters of Agricultural Products to increase their knowledge about new measures being taken to ensure that the competitiveness of agricultural exports from Uganda is increased. As highlighted today by…

Kampala, 14th January 2020. The performance report for the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has been presented at the Uganda Media Center by Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. Below is an excerpt of the official statement containing details of the report. The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has,…

Entebbe, 14th January 2020. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries is conducting comprehensive training for Agricultural Inspectors to equip them with knowledge about the new and reinforced traceability system that will improve compliance to sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards. The traceability system will also ensure that farmers who are attached to respective registered exporters…

Kampala, 10th January 2020. An official statement on the status of the country in the wake of a locust attack in the region has been presented at the Uganda Media Centre today by Hon. Aggrey Bagiire the State Minister for Agriculture. An excerpt is as captured below. The second half of the year 2019 recorded…

Mukono, 7th January 2020. The Agriculture Cluster Development Project has concluded a Stakeholders’ workshop in Mukono district aimed at contributing to developing a Geographical Information System for the Agricultural Sector. The system will provide a knowledge base of key locations and trends in the agricultural sector and also contribute to improving the Early Warning Mechanism.…