African swine fever a viral disease that kills pigs has been reported to have broken out in northern Uganda. 12 sub-counties in Gulu district have so far reportedly to have already been hit by the disease. It was first reported in odeki sub-county in july last year (2010) after killing more than 200 pigs. The […]
Farmers in Ibanda town council have rejected poor quality farm inputs that were supplied to them under the NAADS program. The rejected faarm in puts include 20 heifers , 32 she goats, 20 piglets and 130 chicks. The farmers accuse the NAADs procurement committee of conniving with suppliers to swindle NAADS money. Eridadi Buchirolo one […]
The south division NAADS coordinator Linda Ryce has advised the ruling national resistance movement and the NAADS secretariat to make some adjustments in the NAADS phase two guidelines. Speaking during the annual review workshop held at Buhinga primary school in fort portal municipality yesterday, the NAADS coordinator observed that the procurement of technologies at village […]
The pigs that were supplied to some residents of Masaka district under National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) program are getting depleted by what some are calling African swine flu disease. The Masaka district Veterinary Officer Lawrence Bayiga says that about 500 cases of pig deaths have been recorded in a period of two weeks. Bayiga […]
A baseline survey made in 2009 by the Uganda Debt Network (UDN) has indicated that failure to involve the population in the planning process is the cause of poor implementation of government programs. The survey says that failure to involve the population in the planning process makes proper accountability almost impossible because the population is not empowered with […]
The Uganda Member of Parliament for Kibaale County in Kamwenge district Frank Mwebaze has urged the Uganda government to inject more funds in agricultural value addition so that rural farmers standards can be uplifted inform of increased household incomes from sale of agricultural produce. Tumwebaze who is also the former Chairman of Uganda National Farmer’s […]