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Uganda’s Anti-Tick Vaccine Passes Clinical Trial

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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 […]

New NAGRC&DB Board Inaugurated

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The State Minister for Animal Industry, Dr. Bright Rwamirama, Tuesday witnessed the swearing in of the new National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC&DB) board of Directors at NAGRC&DB offices in Entebbe. Under the Animal Breeding Act, 2001, Part V, sections 17 and 18, the Cabinet of the Republic of Uganda, in its […]

Uganda Records Highest Coffee Exports Ever

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The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has reported the highest ever coffee exports amounting to 743,517 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 121.64 million in August.According to UCDA, coffee was exported at an average price of US$ 2.73/kilo US cent 2 higher compared to July 2023 (US $ 2.71/kilo), and US cents 36 higher than US$ 2.41/kilo […]

Food Safety: EAC Agrees To Enhance Collaborative Practices

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An East Africa Community (EAC) meeting has proposed collaboration among member states to enhance food safety practices, facilitate trade and establish partnerships and knowledge-sharing networks.The regional meeting for policy and decision makers on food safety and codex activities in the EAC was hosted in Uganda by Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). “As the EAC community […]

Avail Busoga With Capital – Kadaga Tells UDB

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The First Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, has requested Uganda Development Bank (UDB) to support the people in Busoga sub-region with capital so that they can add value to low-hanging fruits, tourism and mining activities among others. “There is a need to support people, especially […]

African Leaders In Uganda For Coffee Summit

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The President of Ethiopia, Sahle-Work Zewde, jet into Uganda on Monday to attend the second G-25 Africa Coffee Summit.Also in Uganda for the coffee summit is the Vice President of Tanzania, Dr Philip Isdor Mpango and the Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya, Musalia Mudavadi.The President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, is also expected […]

Uganda Earns Shs330.5bn From Coffee Exports

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A report by Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) for the month of June 2023 indicates Uganda exported 563,832 60-kilo bags worth US$ 90.56 million (Shs330.5bn).The total June coffee export figures included 489,597 bags of Robusta valued at US$73.88 million and 74,235 bags of Arabica valued at $ 16.68 million.This was an increase of 6.31% and […]

Farmers Get Liquid Nitrogen Tanks, Artificial Insemination Equipment

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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.  

BAT Uganda Shareholders To Pocket Shs10.3bn Dividend

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The 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of BAT Uganda sitting on Friday, 6 July 2023 approved Shs10.3 billion (Shs209 per share) as a first and final dividend for the year ended 31st December 2022.The shareholders of BAT Uganda will receive the dividend payment on 1st August 2023 after statutory deductions.Mathu Kiunjuri, the Managing Director of […]