Maj Gen. David Kasura Kyomukama is the new Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. He joins the ministry with over 30 years of leadership experience. Before joining the Ministry of Agriculture, Maj. Gen. Kasura-Kyomukama was the Director of the National Leadership Institute at Kyankwanzi, and before this he was the…

Stealing of livestock has emerged as one of the leading challenges facing farmers in the districts of Sembabule and Lyantonde. Farmers from both districts shared the frustration during a meeting with a high-level delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries led by Hon Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture, Hon Bright Rwamirama,…

The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has praised the farming community in Mbarara for ramping up efforts to tackle the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the district. FMD is a highly contagious viral disease that attacks mostly cattle. Hon Frank Tumwebaze, the Agriculture minister, led the approval during a meeting on…

Hon Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture, has today August 10th, 2021, handed over five tractors to Dr Steven Kaziimba Magalu, the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda to boost agricultural production through mechanization at a diocesan level. The tractor model is Tafe 5900 DI, a new entrant in the Ugandan market that is mainly…

Leaders in Ntoroko district have called for tight controls at the Uganda-DR Congo border in order to combat the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the district. William Kasoro, the district chairperson, said so on behalf of Ntoroko leaders and farmers while meeting a top-level delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries…

The top brass in the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has concluded the tour of Ankole sub-region with a call to the local leadership to utilize available resources to contain the viral Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Hon Frank Tumwebaze, the Agriculture minister, led the team that included Hon Bright Rwamirama, the…

Agriculture minister Hon Frank Tumwebaze has warned officials involved in the vaccination of cattle against Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) to be open and genuine if the country is to get rid of the outbreak. FMD is a highly-infectious and fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic and wild bovid. Hon Tumwebaze said…

Agriculture minister Hon Frank Tumwebaze has rallied Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to have an input into the ministry’s new five-year sector plan and agenda. Hon Tumwebaze made the remarks on Tuesday July 27, 2021 during a collaborative meeting with the UN FAO team led by Dr Antonio Querido and Ms Priya Gujadhur, FAO country…

As government strives to turn agriculture into a viable commercial sector for farmers, one of the key agendas is to transform agricultural raw materials into higher-value products through agro-industrialization. It is on this premise that on July 22, Hon Frank Tumwebaze, the new Agriculture minister, led a top-level contingent from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal…

The Archbishop of Gulu, John Baptist Odama, has called on the church and the state to work together to attain development.   The catholic prelate made the remarks on Thursday when the minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries Hon Frank Tumwebaze visited the Gulu archdiocese to see firsthand the commercialization and industrialization of cassava spearheaded…