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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Participants at the 16th Dairy Africa Conference and Exhibition hinged on the need for member states to promote milk value addition to fetch high prices regionally and on Global markets. The call was made by various keynote speakers during day two of the Eastern and Southern Africa Dairy Association (ESADA) at Hotel Africana-Kampala on Monday.
Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, criticized the importation of Dairy products from Europe, yet the country’s sector remains with a lot of untapped potential. He called on Ugandan Dairy Farmers to add value to their milk products to out-compete milk products from abroad and to increase domestic revenue for Uganda.
Minister of State for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Bright Rwamirama, told Journalists Government is committed to increasing milk value addition through the making of powdered milk, Yoghurt and long-lasting fresh milk for export to Algeria, Mauritius and China, where Ugandan Dairy exporters have been assured of a ready market.
“Livestock farmers should buy genuine veterinary medicines from dealers authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries because they are the regulators of animal medicines in Uganda,” he said.
