Department of Crop Inspection and Certification
The Department of Crop Inspection and Certification (DCIC) consists of three divisions namely, the Phytosanitary and Quarantine Inspection Services Division (PQIS); the National Seed Certification Services Division (NSCS) and the Agrochemicals Control Division (ACC). DCIC is headed by a Commissioner, by the name of Mr. Paul Mwambu, assisted by Assistant Coomissioners who head each departmental division.
Vision
A Competitive, Profitable and Sustainable Agricultural Sector
Mandate
Support sustainable inspection and certification in conformity with national and international phytosanitary, seed/planting materials and agro-chemicals control requirements, for improved food security, nutrition and household income.
key functions and outputs
Key Functions
- Review, update, formulate and implement policies, legislation, regulations, standards, strategies and plans for inspection and certification of plants/plant products, seeds, planting materials and agrochemicals;
- Enforce legislation, regulations and standards on plants/plant products (phytosanitary), seeds, planting materials and agro-chemicals;
- Ensure continued market access for Ugandan agricultural products;
- Create awareness on phytosanitary, seeds, planting materials and agro-chemicals legislation & regulations;
- Establish and maintain plant quarantine facilities, seed and agro-chemical analytical laboratories;
- Collaborate with national and international organizations on technology generation, standard setting, regulation and certification of plants, plant products, regulated articles, seeds and agro-chemicals;
- Capacity building of service providers/ inspectors in phytosanitary systems, inspection of seeds, planting materials and agro-chemicals inspection and certification;
- Registration and certification of seeds, planting materials, plant and plant products and agro-chemicals;
- Establish and maintain database on regulation and certification of seeds, planting materials, phytosanitary and agro-chemicals;
- Train and gazette plant inspectors in seeds, phytosanitary and agro-chemicals.
Key Outputs
- Policies, legislation , regulations, standards, startegies and plans for inspection and certification of plants/plant products, seeds and agro-chemicals formulated, reviewed and implemented;
- Legislation, regulations and standards on plants/plant products (phytosanitary), seeds and agro-chemicals enforced;
- Awareness on phytosanitary, seeds and agro-chemicals legislation & regulationscreated;
- Plant quarantine facilities, seed and agro-chemical analytical laboratoriesestablished and maintained;
- Sustainable and market access for Ugandan agricultural products
- Collaboration with national and international organizations on technology generation, standard setting, regulation and certification of phytosanitary, seeds and agro-chemicals strenthened;
- Capacity of staff on phytosanitary, seeds and agro-chemicals inspection and certification built;
- Seeds, plant and plant products and agro-chemicals registered and certified;
- Database on regulation and certification of seeds, phytosanitary and agro-chemicals established and maintained;
- Plant inspectors trained and gazetted.