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 Grain Council of Uganda (TGCU) has launched the Industry Self-Regulation Scheme (ISR) for Uganda’s Grain Sector. The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Geraldine Ssali, presided over the launch in Kampala.She said the ISR, a voluntary initiative, is a more sustainable approach for complementing the availability of quality and safe […]
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 […]
Tunga Nutrition Uganda, the manufacturer of the best quality farm feeds, has launched its feeds mill in Ntinda, Kampala. Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries, presided over the launch.Tumwebaze said the government is pushing for manufacturers like Tunga Nutrition who produce results backed by innovation and science because it makes it […]
The Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) Tuesday appeared before the Committee on Trade to present their proposals on the Sugar (Amendment) Bill, 2023.The Association members led by their Chairperson, Jim Mwine Kabeho, are proposing that all sugar licences that were issued by the Ministry of Trade following the passing of the Sugar Act, 2020 should […]
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 […]
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Maj. Gen. (Rtd) David Kasura-Kyomukama, Monday morning chaired a meeting with the coordination unit of the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP) and representatives of the World Bank who will be undertaking an implementation mission on ACDP.The ACDP, a $ 248 million project, […]
The licensing of multiple suagr factories in Busoga sub-region has disrupted the supply of sugarcanes, leading to adverse consequences for the industry, Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) reveals. For that matter, USMA is calling for the revocation of the licenses of two sugar factories in Busoga – Shakti Sugar located in Kamuli district and Bon Sugar […]
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 […]
