Agriculture minister Hon Frank Tumwebaze has warned officials involved in the vaccination of cattle against Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) to be open and genuine if the country is to get rid of the outbreak. FMD is a highly-infectious and fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic and wild bovid. Hon Tumwebaze said…

Agriculture minister Hon Frank Tumwebaze has rallied Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to have an input into the ministry’s new five-year sector plan and agenda. Hon Tumwebaze made the remarks on Tuesday July 27, 2021 during a collaborative meeting with the UN FAO team led by Dr Antonio Querido and Ms Priya Gujadhur, FAO country…

As government strives to turn agriculture into a viable commercial sector for farmers, one of the key agendas is to transform agricultural raw materials into higher-value products through agro-industrialization. It is on this premise that on July 22, Hon Frank Tumwebaze, the new Agriculture minister, led a top-level contingent from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal…

The Archbishop of Gulu, John Baptist Odama, has called on the church and the state to work together to attain development.   The catholic prelate made the remarks on Thursday when the minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries Hon Frank Tumwebaze visited the Gulu archdiocese to see firsthand the commercialization and industrialization of cassava spearheaded…

Uganda and Egypt have committed to ramping up their cooperation in the beef industry a move that will see the East African nation’s exports increase.  The commitments were made on Friday July 23rd, 2021 when the Egyptian delegation led by Brigadier Maged Ibrahim Ali from the National Service Projects Organization (NSPO) met with the Ministry…

Large scale cassava farmers and political leaders in Teso sub-region have resolved to start a cooperatives union which they will use as a Launchpad for a factory establishment.  The farmers made the resolution on Wednesday July 21st 2021 when the minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF) Hon Frank Tumwebaze was concluding his two-day…

The minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Hon Frank Tumwebaze has promised to activate policies that will help the Soroti Fruit factory reach its full potential.  The minister made the pledge on Wednesday while touring the factory located in Soroti city.  “As a Ministry, we can help you from a policy perspective. This will…

The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) Hon Frank Tumwebaze has declared a war of reclaiming land that belongs to the ministry but has since been occupied illegally. “We need to go and launch a real war of claiming government, of the ministry of Agriculture especially and we would need the support of…

Hon Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has advised cattle keepers in Teso sub-region to embrace cross-breeding if they are to earn more from cattle rearing.  Hon Tumwebaze gave the advice on Tuesday after he started his two-day tour of Teso region that saw him traverse Bukedea, Serere, Soroti and Kumi…