The Minister of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) Hon. Frank Tumwebaze has appealed to all Leaders ( MPs, LC5 chairpersons, RDCs, Disos, councillors etc) to ensure that these 100 double cabins and 1000 motorcycles deployed to districts for Agriculture Extension work are put to good use. The Minister said this yesterday during the flagging […]
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The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) who also doubles as the MP for Kibale East County in Kamwenge District, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, has called on Ugandans with unutilized land to engage in farming aggressively. The Minister said this after visiting his friend and a progressive dairy farmer, Eng. Elias Mugisha Arjman in […]
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Kampala: The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has noted with concern the circulation of false and misleading reports alleging that a tractor belonging to the National Oil Palm Project (NOPP) was set ablaze by residents of Bulima and Bukayo villages in Buvuma District. These claims, which suggest that there is unrest in […]
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Nakyesasa, Wakiso: The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, has called on project proposal writing teams in the agriculture sector to design initiatives that holistically cover entire value chains rather than focusing on isolated aspects. Speaking during a World Bank Mission hosted by the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) at the […]
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Entebbe: The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) and the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) of the People’s Republic of China have today signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the China-Uganda Joint Laboratory for Sustainable and High-Efficiency Premium Tea Production. The collaboration penned at the NARO Headquarters in Entebbe with Dr. Yona […]
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Saturday visited and commissioned the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja’s model and skilling farm in Kakumiro District. The farm was established with technical support from the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) to demonstrate the effectiveness of the 4-Acre Model, an agricultural strategy championed by the President. The model is […]
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Senior economist and farmer Mr. Rwakakamba Morrison has praised the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and its sister agencies NARO and NAGRIC for giving farmers drought resistant cow grass Pakchong-1. At Ikuniro Farm in Rujumbura, Rukungiri , Rwakakamba said they have managed to give out free Pakchong-1 cuttings to neigbourhood farmers. This […]
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In a move to accelerate Uganda’s transition from subsistence agriculture to a modern, industrialized agro-economy, Stanbic Bank Uganda, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), hosted the inaugural Consumer Convention 2025 in Kampala under the theme “Accelerating the Momentum of Agro-Industrialization.” The high-level forum attracted stakeholders from government, agribusiness, financial […]
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Over the last few months, there has been a process to rationalize government agencies and public expenditure. This process has generated a lot of controversy. Much of the debate especially about the rationalization of one particular agency that is UCDA is not informed by facts. This is a clarification on some of the contentious issues […]
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Earlier this week, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) Maj. Gen. David Kasura-Kyomukama represented by the Under Secretary, Mr. Ssegawa Ronald Gyagenda launched a three year project intended at sustaining food production on a large scale in the Karamoja sub-region. The project titled “Improving food security and resilience of food […]
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