PELUM recommends that ministry of agriculture should prioritise and allocate funds for publicising, disseminating and educating citizens on standards Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | A membership civil society organisation, Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Uganda has added its voice on the current debate surrounding the quality of maize grain traded …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has withheld 140 metric tonnes of maize grain from suppliers over poor quality. There have been numerous complaints from the public concerns on the quality of cereals with some reportedly containing particles, moulds and aflatoxins among others. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has started mobilizing farmers and companies to supply maize grain to Zimbabwe, in response to a request by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The move is aimed at averting hunger due to drought and economic challenges in Zimbabwe, once a breadbasket for …
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