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44m Animals Require Vaccination Against Foot And Mouth Disease

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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 Launches Feeds Mill Project

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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 […]

Sugar Manufacturers Make Licensing Demands

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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 […]

Uganda Earns $264m From Milk As Production Rises By 37 Percent

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 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 […]

MAAIF, World Bank Discuss ACDP Progress

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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, […]

Sugar Factories In Busoga Struggling Over Cane Shortage

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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 […]

Museveni Tips Dairy Farmers In Ankole

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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 […]

Minister Directs On Poultry Waste

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The agriculture minister, Frank Tumwebaze, reveals that waste management is a challenge many poultry farmers face. “[The] majority of poultry farmers I have visited and interacted with enjoy their business because it generates daily cash some seasonal challenges notwithstanding. One challenge however that cuts across is waste management,” he said during a visit to visit […]

Busoga Consortium For Development Gets Chinese University Agriculture Boost 

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A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the College of International Development and Global Agriculture of the China Agricultural University and the Busoga Consortium For Development was signed on Friday 24th November.  The transformative 5-year agricultural cooperation agreement will facilitate education, the establishment of two agricultural model villages for intercropping maize and Soybeans as well as […]

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