First of all, we want to thank the Government of Uganda because it reached an agreement and acquired a loan for oil palm development. Despite the fact that this will be paid back by Ugandans, the most important issue is that our Government took a risk to invest in transforming the livelihoods of the people…

Farmers in Buvuma   have started   planting their oil   palm as small holder   farmers under the   National Oil Palm   Project, Seedlings   were supplied to small   holder farmers by Oil   Palm Buvuma Limited   (OBPL) the 0il palm   nursery in Buvuma   district for immediate   planting., According   to Ms. Connie Masaba   Magomu, physical   planting kicked off   around April 2021  …

The following is an excerpt of an official statement delivered on behalf of Ministry leadership by Hon. Fred Kyakulaga Bwino the Minister of State for Agriculture regarding reports of strange Coffee Pests and Diseases. As provided for in the NDPIII and the Agriculture Value Chain Development Strategy (2021 – 2026), Coffee is a national priority…

It has come to our notice that there are sections of the public that are complaining about what they consider to be new phytosanitary checks that the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries is conducting at the entry and exit terminals of Entebbe International Airport. We would like to inform the public that these…

“Developing a Market Oriented and Environmentally Sustainable Beef Meat Industry in Uganda” project (MOBIP) has been granted an additional 15 months. The official announcement of the extension was made during a Project Steering Committee meeting at the Aquaculture Research & Development Centre in Kajjansi on the 4th of November, 2021. Ministry Top Policy was represented…

Leaders of Arua District in West-Nile Region of Uganda have observed that one-two people die every month as a result of rabies that are caused by animal bites. This observation was made by Mr. Alfred Okuonzi the Arua District chairperson during the commemoration of the World Rabies Day at Vurra sub-county in Arua District yesterday…

Agriculture minister Hon Frank Tumwebaze has promised to facilitate the growth of Sanga Vetchem Limited, an indigenous company that produces chemical agents used to kill ticks. He also promised that if all goes to plan, the ministry will partner them to address the problem of ticks that continue to derail the livestock sub-sector. The minister said this…

Agriculture Minister Hon Frank Tumwebaze has tasked Dr Peter Beine, the new Executive Director of the National Animal Genetics Resources Centre and DataBank (NAGRC&DB), to turn around the agency by engaging farmers in education as a way to transform the livestock sector. The minister said this while confirming Dr Beine’s appointment on September 2 upon…

Hon Hellen Adoa, the State Minister for Fisheries, has advised members of parliament from fishing constituencies to rally their colleagues to pass the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill as well as support the efforts of the Fisheries Protection Units (FPUs) to safeguard Uganda’s white gold. Hon Adoa made the call during a discussion with MPs and…