Members of Parliament have asked the government to ensure that Shs758.72bn is availed in the Ministry of Agriculture’s 2024/25 budget to address the issues of Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) to restore the integrity of Uganda’s animal sub-sector.This was after Parliament’s Agriculture Committee observed the persistent outbreaks of pests, vectors, and diseases especially FMD have […]
The State minister for agriculture, Lt Col Bright Rwamirama, has written to the Minister for Kampala, Minsa Kabanda, clarifying that the meat ban in Kampala will not be implemented and that Kampala is not under total quarantine.Lt Col Rwamirama noted that the decision was reached upon realization by the technical team that the sick herd […]
Botswana Vaccine Institute will help Uganda find a lasting solution to Foot and Mouth disease which has been a big challenge to the cattle industry in the country.This was revealed in a meeting between President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Botswana scientists at State House, Entebbe on Monday.The meeting was also attended by officials from the […]
The National Drug Authority has indicated that the market is flooded with fake Foot and Mouth Disease vaccines. This comes when the country is battling the disease mainly in the cattle corridor districts.The NDA said that through market surveillance they discovered fake and unauthorized Foot and Mouth Disease vaccines. These include the Purified FMD Fotivax […]
The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, presenting a statement on the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in the cattle corridor and the resultant quarantine, reveals that 44 million animals require vaccination against the disease. To meet this need, the minister said the country requires an annual vaccine stock of 88 […]
The Minister of State for Animal Industry, Bright Rwamirama, has launched the Dairy Sector Annual Performance Report for 2022 – 23 at Uganda Media Centre. The report highlights that the country registered a 37 percent increase in milk production from 2.81 billion liters to 3.85 billion liters.This increase in milk production also saw Uganda’s export […]
President Yoweri Museveni has appealed to dairy farmers to put more emphasis on producing and powdered milk in order to benefit from the lucrative international market. The President made the appeal while meeting a group of dairy farmers from Kazo and Kiruhura districts at Karo Primary School in Nshwere, Kiruhura District. “Shifting focus from liquid […]
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Frank Tumwebaze Wednesday afternoon told a Parliament sitting that the anti-tick vaccine being manufactured by scientists in Uganda has passed the clinical trial stage.Tumwebaze also said that the anti-tick vaccine was found to be 80 percent effective, compared to the vaccine from Cuba that was approved for […]
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), through its African Development Bank-funded Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (AVCP-1), purchased six (6) liquid nitrogen tanks.The 600 litres capacity tank will be positioned strategically along the Artificial Insemination (AI) inputs delivery routes in order to serve the technicians in those communities better.
