Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has launched a new 210 billion-shilling financing initiative targeting large-scale farming activities in the country. The Financing Scheme for Private Large Scale Commercial Farmers is designed to overcome challenges encountered by farmers seeking financial. It intends to provide timely, affordable, and accessible financial …
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Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | The efficiency of Uganda’s agricultural extension services were questioned recently when a leading official at the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) told a workshop in Kampala, that “Agriculture production in Uganda has increased since 1962, but productivity has not improved.” Soon after, …
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Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | The newly elected Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) executive and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF) have agreed to lead a new drive to end quackery that is affecting the quality of products from Ugandan farms. “There are very many quack doctors …
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Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | The new Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) President Dr Andrew Akashaba and his team will be sworn in shortly in Kampala in a brief ceremony. Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries is expected to be chief guest at the handover occasion. Dr Akashaba, a veteran of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ahead of the start of one of Uganda’s most ambitious agricultural interventions — the climate smart project UCSATP — Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Frank Tumwebaze has warned against misuse of government tractors, milk coolers and maize mills. “It has come to our attention …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, has criticized politicians, particularly those from the opposition, for politicizing the National Coffee (Amendment) Bill 2024 instead of focusing on the government’s good intentions. He urged coffee farmers and dealers to trust the government’s objectives, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) Frank Tumwebaze has said that government is considering a policy reversal on vaccination of livestock, to allow farmers purchase vaccines. The Minister made this revelation while presenting a statement on the outbreak of Foot and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Second G-25 Africa Coffee Summit is set to take place in Uganda with the aim of addressing challenges faced by African coffee-producing countries and promoting value addition, as well as domestic consumption of coffee. Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture Animal Industry and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The three-day multi-sectoral conference on food security in Africa has concluded in Kampala with a strong call for scientists and researchers to play a more active role in addressing climate change, sustainability, and challenges in food chain production and marketing. While scientists and researchers …
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The company is eying regional markets including Kenya, Burundi, Northern Tanzania, DRC and South Sudan Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda Clays Ltd will invest Shs 17.8billion to acquire more land with clays and boost production amidst the escalating competition in the baked clays products market. Martin Kasekende, the …
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