Innovators in ICT for Agriculture Awarded at DAT Challenge Finale in Kampala
Kampala, 19th November 2019. Winners of the 2019 Disruptive Agricultural Technology and Innovations Challenge organised by the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries through the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP) have been officially awarded by Mr. Pius Wakabi Kasajja the Permanent Secretary. The finale was officially opened by Hon. Joy Kabatsi the State Minister…
Read MoreRegistered Farmer Groups Matched with Suppliers, Awarded UGShs 30B in Matching Grants
Kampala, 18th November 2019. The Agribusiness Matchmaking Expo of the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP) has been opened at the Mandela National Stadium in Namboole today by Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja the Minister for Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries and Mr. Pius Wakabi Kasajja the Permanent Secretary. This event was designed to facilitate contractual partnerships…
Read MoreNational Information Platform for Nutrition rolls out training for Communication Specialists
Seeta, 15th November 2019. The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries was represented at a strategic training convened by the Office of the Prime Minister to strengthen delivery of nutrition information to communities through the National Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN) which is rooted within existing institutions and national multi-sectoral coordination systems for nutrition.…
Read MoreVanilla Farmer Group Guidelines and Declaration presented at Uganda Media Centre: District Ordinances Delivering Results
Kampala, 14th November 2019. The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries has been represented at the Uganda Media Centre today by Hon. Christopher Kibanzanga the State Minister for Agriculture in releasing the official Declaration of Harvest dates for Vanilla for season 2. This is the second seasonal declaration released by the Ministry to match…
Read MoreFisheries Training Institute Holds Inauguration Ceremony for 10th Governing Council
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…
Read MoreUganda to host delegates from 40 countries for 10th Anniversary of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation
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…
Read MoreKasolwe Stock Ranch in Kamuli District to host new livestock interventions for Busoga Sub-region
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…
Read MoreWhy Uganda holds an Annual Indigenous and Traditional Food Fair
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…
Read MoreAgricultural Sector Progress for Financial Year 2018/19 on Track at 77.6%
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…
Read MoreLusenke Stock Farm to be fully revamped to supply improved breeds and 30,000 chicks per week for 11 districts
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…
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