Experts say the region’s mineral certification mechanism remains patchy, under-implemented, and hindered by political and regulatory gaps ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Fourteen years since 12 governments in the Great Lakes region unanimously agreed to create a foolproof international system for certifying and auditing minerals that have been blamed for fomenting …
Read More »Gov’t resorts to certification of palm oil producers to conserve environment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) has initiated a certification process for palm oil smallholder farmers. The process aims to encourage sustainable practices within the palm oil industry and mitigate the adverse environmental impacts that have accompanied its growth. It will be …
Read More »UNBS gets ISO 9001: 2015 certification
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards has attained the ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management Systems Certification. The achievement comes after excelling in the Quality Management Systems Audit carried out by Axe Register, covering the Development of National and Regional Standards for products and services (Standards …
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