HON MAAIF MEDIA STATEMENT ON DISEASE CONTROL
PRESS STATEMENT BY HON. MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES ON THE APPOINTMENT OF A COMMITTEE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AGROCHEMICALS AND ANIMAL HEALTH PRODUCTS IN UGANDA AT UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE
Read MoreMAAIF, Vision Group to boost agriculture through farmer education
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has joined hands with state-owned Vision Group to enhance the position of agriculture as a viable business that can boost the economy. This was realized on July 9 during a top-level meeting at Vision Group headquarters in Kampala. Ministry officials were led by Hon. Frank Tumwebaze,…
Read MoreGovt, farmers raise Shs 81bn in input subsidies
In just three years since the start of the e-voucher system, more than Shs 81bn has been realized through distribution of inputs subsidies. When the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP) launched the electronic voucher (e-voucher) management system in 2018, the target was to reach at least 450,000 farmers countrywide within three years. This custom-made system…
Read MoreDeputy President Ruto applauds Innovativeness at Nshaara ranch
Kenya Deputy President Dr William Ruto is a renowned livestock enthusiast and owns one of the biggest farms in his country. But just like any other commercial farmer, learning never stops since new innovations prop up on a regular basis. Last week, he took time off his busy schedule to visit Uganda on an expedition…
Read MoreMAAIF develops electronic system to monitor agrochemicals
The ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries is in the final stages of rolling out an electronic traceability system that will ensure monitoring of agrochemicals along the entire agrochemical life cycle. Mr Paul Mwambu, the ministry’s Commissioner in charge of Crop Inspection and Certification, revealed this on June 30 during an interaction with new…
Read MoreDairy exports jump 63 per cent in three years
Uganda’s revenue from export of dairy products has risen from $131.5m (Shs 480bn) in 2018 to $205m (750bn) in 2020 according to records from the Dairy Development Authority (DDA). This was revealed by Dr. Michael Kansiime, the DDA Executive Director during a virtual orientation meeting with Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, the new Minister of Agriculture, Animal…
Read MoreGovernment to support grape farmers- Minister Tumwebaze
The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Mr Frank Tumwebaze has said Government is planning to boost grape farming in Uganda as one of the ways to help Ugandans improve their household incomes. Acting on the directive of President Museveni, the minister was on a one-day field visit to grape farmers at Nyakayojo and…
Read MoreHon. Minister of Agriculture announces vanilla Harvest Dates
Vanilla is a high value horticulture crop grown and used as a flavoring agent in beverages, confectionaries, and pharmaceuticals. In Uganda Vanilla is grown mainly in central, western, and Eastern regions in about 28 districts. Although the global price of vanilla has dropped, of all the crops grown in Uganda, vanilla still fetches the highest…
Read MoreUN food systems summit to be held in September 2021
The United Nations Secretary-General will in September 2021 convene the Food Systems Summit which will be used to launch bold new actions to transform the way the world produces and consumes food. The summit will look into how production and consumption of food can deliver progress on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” with systemic…
Read MoreNorthern Uganda can turn into a food basket says Minister Adoa
Northern Uganda has a potential of turning into the region’s food basket, Hon Hellen Adoa the state minister of Agriculture Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has said. Hon Adoa who had served as MAAIF state minister for Fisheries for one and half years and she was reappointed by President Museveni in the same docket, made the…
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