Agriculture

In a decisive move to strengthen agricultural biosecurity and preparedness, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is leading efforts to create a Pest Risk Register aimed at protecting the country’s crops from invasive pests. This work is...

Media plays a crucial role in disseminating timely information about pest and disease outbreaks, mobilising the public to take necessary action, and ensuring responsible pesticide use to safeguard the environment. However, if not handled carefully, media coverage can also...

Heads of State and delegates from across Africa are in the country to attend the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Summit, which officially commenced yesterday, the 9th of January. The summit, taking place at the Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo,...

First of all, I think many have chosen to play politics and are not willing to understand the merits of why government wants a streamlined and rationalised structure of delivering services. I do not think that they are  debating...

September 11, 2024 - Tooro Kingdom has partnered with the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) to improve agricultural development in the region. The memorandum of understanding was signed at the Kingdom’s Parliament in Fort Portal City. The partnership aims to...

In a significant move to boost agricultural productivity and strengthen disease control across Uganda, the Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, has handed over motorcycles to districts in Central and Southwestern Uganda. This initiative is part of the ongoing...

The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has partnered with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to launch the VegeSeed project, aiming to enhance vegetable production in Uganda. This project involves the development of new vegetable varieties and the strengthening...

May 26, 2024: H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for more Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines to combat the viral infection in livestock. The country has 44 million livestock, including 16 million cows, goats, and pigs, all of...

The Ugandan government has resumed distributing livestock materials, mainly pigs, to special interest groups for improved household incomes. In the current financial year (2023/24), National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has procured 3,352 pigs, with the four archdioceses of Kampala, Gulu,...

In a bid to showcase the impact of his long-standing wealth creation drive, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today invited all cabinet ministers, the Chief Justice, NRM CEC members, and various other leaders to Gomba for an extensive field trip....