UK aid package will help control millions of locusts attacking crops across East Africa, Yemen and South West Asia Funding of £18 million will increase pesticide spraying, monitoring and surveillance International Development Secretary calls on countries to work together to tackle the crisis New UK-aid support will be used to tackle this year’s unprecedented locust […]
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The minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja has today updated the nation regarding the latest Desert Locusts Invasion in Eastern Uganda. On behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries, I take this opportunity to inform you that the country has been invaded by a second wave of […]
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries hereby informs the public that Uganda continues to receive more Desert Locust swarms from Kenya, the latest reported on April 3rd, 2020 in Amudat district, Karamoja sub-region. The Government of Uganda further informs the public that the UPDF Locust Control team has sprayed this new swarm. Government […]
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The Permanent Secretary (PS) Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Mr. Pius Wakabi Kasajja has given to the public updates on desert locusts control operations in Eastern and northern Uganda. This was at the Ministry’s offices in Entebbe. Five weeks ago, Uganda was invaded by Desert Locusts from neighbouring Kenya through Amudat and to-date […]
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The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempija has updated the nation on Desert Locusts control in Northern and Eastern Uganda. This was today when he met Members of the Media Fraternity at Media Centre in Kampala. He provided an update on the status of the desert locusts in the affected […]
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