Hon. Tumwebaze promises a hands-on approach in the Agriculture Sector
Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, the new Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), has promised to apply a proactive approach through directly engaging farmers on ministry policies. He said this on June 22 after taking office at the ministry headquarters in Entebbe. “In this term, we will spend more time with the farmers in the…
Read MoreMAAIF is Not Buying Fertilizers
August 6, 2024-Entebbe, WAKISO: Our attention has been drawn to story being run by the Red Pepper titled, “MAAIF Bosses on spot for ring-fencing the supply and delivery of Fertilizers.” The story further alleges that a fertilizer supply deal has been reserved for a yet to be identified city lawyer hailing from Ntungamo District. The…
Read MoreNo Strange Disease Affecting the Poultry Industry in Masaka
August 6, 2024 – Entebbe, WAKISO: On Thursday August 1st, 2024, our attention was brought to an audio that had gone viral on social media regarding a discovered dump of carcasses of dead birds in Masaka District claiming that there was a strange disease affecting poultry birds in the district and warning the public from…
Read MoreMAAIF, PACEID to pursue joint export promotion strategies
During a meeting convened by MAAIF in collaboration with the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID), the Ministry was represented by Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, the Permanent Secretary Maj. Gen. David Kasura-Kyomukama and members of Top Policy Management to discuss strategies for boosting agricultural exports. Seven resolutions were made during the export strategy…
Read MoreUganda to host the Agriculture Ministerial Conference for the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa
Uganda will host the ASARECA Agriculture Ministerial Conference (AAMC) from May 17 – 18, 2023 in Kampala. The conference which will run under the theme “Building Resilient Food Systems to Feed Africa for Generations” will involve Agriculture Ministers from 14 countries namely: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar,…
Read MoreGOVERNMENT KICKS OFF CONSTRUCTION OF 29 FARM ACCESS ROADS (ROADCHOKES) AT A COST OF 32BN
Nyabitusi, KAMWENGE – The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze has today flagged off construction of 4 farm access roads costed at 2.3BN under the Agriculture Cluster Development Project in Kamwenge District. The 4 farm access roads are part of the 29 Farm Access Roads that will be constructed across…
Read More2.4 Billion set aside for Agriculture Subsidies in Kamwenge District by Government of Uganda
Nkoma, KAMWENGE – The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze has commissioned agro-processing machinery and provision of agro-inputs to 4 farmer organizations and 8,628 individual farmers in Kamwenge District respectively. In partnership with the World Bank, Government of Uganda has invested Ugs 2,438,428,565 in matching grants subsidies and agroinputs. This…
Read MoreUganda, Kenya agree to improve bilateral trade relations
Uganda and Kenya have resolved to remove all impediments in the cross border trade between the two countries. This was reached at during a bilateral meeting in Nairobi on December 21. The Ugandan ministerial delegation led by Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries also included Maj. Gen. David Kasura-Kyomukama and…
Read MoreAgriculture Minister hails 4P Farmer development model
The Kalangala oil palm project is the first major agricultural Public-Private-Producer-Partnership (4P) model in Uganda. It built an innovative partnership between the private sector, local and national governments and farmer organizations. The Minister of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries Hon. Frank Tumwebaze has hailed the four partnership model commonly referred to as (4-P Model) of…
Read MoreOil Palm Offers Hope For Poverty Alleviation In Buvuma-RDC.
The Resident District Commissioner for Buvuma district, Mr. Tilutya Godfrey has declared Buvuma the new poverty free district if oil palm harvest takes root. He further urged all residents of Buvuma district to turn oil palm into their new mine for golden opportunity. In a recent interview with Oil Palm News, the RDC said picking…
Read MoreVice President Commends Oil Palm Farmers
Uganda’s Vice President Jessica Alupo has expressed her excitement over seeing a display of products produced from Oil palm plantations in Kalangala district, the products which included cooking oil, soap, creams etc. the impressed Vice President said these are pure visible efforts of Uganda’s farmers. Jesca Alupo who was chief guest at the 2021 world…
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