Ministry of Agriculture

Kabatsi inaugurates Board Members for Uganda Veterinarians

Kabatsi inaugurates Board Members for Uganda Veterinarians

State Minister for Animal Resources, Joy Kabatsi, has inaugurated a seven member board for Uganda Veterinarians, calling them to be quick in supporting cabinet to transfer veterinary drugs from the National medical stores to the ministry of agriculture. The Board which has not been in place for three years is chaired by Dr. John Nuwagaba. […]

Uganda Coffee Development Authority in drive to register farmers

Uganda Coffee Development Authority in drive to register farmers

The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)is set to embark on a vigorous exercise intended to register all coffee farmers in Uganda. Currently there is no documented data that shows the number of available coffee farmers in the country. According to Emanuel Lyamulemye, the authority’s managing director, this exercise will start as a pilot study at […]

Agric. ministry recommends closure of illegal fish ponds and sand mining sites.

Agric. ministry recommends closure of illegal fish ponds and sand mining sites.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Husbandry has recommended  the closure of all illegal fish ponds and sand mining sites along  Lake Victoria shores in Lwera. The acting commissioner in charge of aquaculture management and development, Joyce Ikwput Nyeko, while appearing before the Parliamentary Natural Resource Committee which is probing illegal sand mining in […]

Government to reform youths livelihood programme

Government to reform youths livelihood programme

State minister for youth and children, Nakiwala Kiyinji, has said government is in the process of reforming the youth livelihood programme to enable more youths benefit from its projects.   Kiyinji in an interview with journalists on Monday August 08, 2016 outlined the new reforms in the pipe line to include, having youth taught on […]

Ministry calls for revolving fund to assist in fertilizer importation

Ministry calls for revolving fund to assist in fertilizer importation

The ministry of agriculture has called for establishment of a separate revolving fund to assist traders who are dealing in fertilizer importation. Under the 2016-2017 budget frame work paper, the ministry of agriculture has resolved to prioritise seeds and planting material after securing additional 100 billion shillings from government in this budget. While appearing before the […]

ASERECA holds first General Meeting

The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) will be holding their first General Assembly in December, in Entebbe, Uganda. The General Assembly that is attracting participants from the 10 ASERECA member countries begins on Wednesday December 14th and closes on Friday December 16th. The GA was launched last week, together […]

Districts in Uganda will elect model farmers

The election of model farmers across the country is done every financial year. Each district, sub county and parish must all elect model farmers. The ministry of agriculture, in which the government programme Naads dwells, has requested all districts, divisions, town councils, wards and parish officials to mobilize farmers for this exercise in their respective […]

Ministry of Agriculture reports achievements in cotton and livestock

The ministry for agriculture has reported 110.24 billion shillings in earnings from the cotton sub-sector as one of the achievements realized in the 2010/2011 financial year. According to a statement from the ministry for agriculture, the ministry distributed 3700 metric tonnes of cotton planting seed and 376546 one-acre units of pesticides to 170000 farm families […]