World Food Day call to action: Why eradication of hunger is a multi-stakeholder target
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries was joined by partners including the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and the Food Rights Alliance to organise activities for the 2018 World Food Day in Uganda. The official hosts of these activities were selected as Nabuin Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute which…
Read MoreCabinet releases guidelines aimed at reinforcing Animal Health
On the 26th of September, 2018 Hon. Joy Kabatsi the State Minister for Animal Industry presented to the general public, resolutions made by a Cabinet meeting that sat on Monday 24th September 2018 at State House Entebbe. During the Cabinet meeting, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) presented Information Paper No. 163 on the Status…
Read MoreFisheries Training Institute to celebrate 50 Years of Quality Training
The Fisheries Training Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries will be commemorating 50 years of quality training in Uganda on the 5th of October 2018 at the Institute premises in Entebbe. Above: Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Top Management with staff of the Fisheries Training Institute…
Read MoreNew Boards for Seed and Agricultural Chemical Control inaugurated by Agriculture Minister
On the 4th of October 2018, new Boards for Seed and Agricultural Chemicals were inaugurated during a meeting at the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries in Entebbe. The meeting during which the Board was instituted was chaired by Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Sempijja the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. Above:…
Read MoreWorld Food Day Activities: New frontiers for Karamoja sub-region
On the 16th of October 2018, the Nabuin Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute which is an institute of the National Agriculture Research Organisation (NARO) located in Nabilatuk district hosted the national activities of the 39th National World Food Day celebrations. The activities were organised by the Agriculture Ministry through the Extension Directorate and NARO in partnership…
Read MorePress Statement on planned launch of National Action Plan and Countrywide Campaign for Mycotoxin Mitigation with special emphasis on Aflatoxin
On the 25th of October 2018, Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Sempijja the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries presented an official Press Statement to the Media at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala. Above: Hon. Vincent Sempijja the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries addressing the media at the Uganda Media Centre. The Statement was…
Read MoreTransformation of subsistence banana growing into commercial production for export and improved livelihoods
A team from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries is visiting beneficiary farmer groups and facilities in the districts of Mbarara and Bushenyi where farmers who were formerly growing Bananas for subsistence have been empowered to process and package products from Bananas for sale on the local and international market. The team is…
Read MoreLaunch of National Action Plan and Strategy for Aflatoxin Control in Uganda
On the 31st of October, 2018, a National Awareness Campaign for the Control of Mycotoxins with special emphasis on Aflatoxins as launched by H.E Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi the Vice President of Uganda on behalf of H.E Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni the President. The Campaign included a National Action Plan for Aflatoxin Control along with the related Information,…
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