Ministry of Agriculture

Govt unveils new policy for foot-and-mouth disease control

Barbra Anyait | February 21, 2025

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries has unveiled a new policy aimed at controlling outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in livestock. The State Minister for Agriculture, Ms. Hellen Adoa, says the new policy requires farmers to share the cost with the government, contributing two dollars per dose of foot-and-mouth […]

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Cooperative Movement implores government to split Agriculture Ministry

Juliet Nalwooga | December 28, 2024

There are fresh calls for the government to split the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries into two separate ministries: one for livestock and the other for agriculture. The latest call comes from Swizen Wamala, Vice Chairperson of the Kakumiro Growers’ Cooperative Union, on the heels of the the […]

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Parliament approves merger of agricultural agencies

Damali Mukhaye | October 23, 2024

Parliament has approved the government’s proposal to abolish the Cotton Development Organization (CDO), Dairy Development Authority (DDA), and the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS). Their functions will be integrated into the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. Agriculture Minister, Mr Frank Tumwebaze, supported the rationalization, arguing that it would […]

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NDA discovers fake FMD vaccines on market

Moses Ndhaye | February 7, 2024

The National Drug Authority (NDA) says it has recovered fake Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines on the market According to Mr Abiaz Rwamwiri, the NDA spokesperson, the fake drugs were found in Kampala drug shops through a post-market surveillance operation by officials from the Authority. The said fake vaccines […]

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Milk export earnings on the rise – Ministry

admin | April 19, 2023

By Mike Sebalu The Ministry of Agriculture has recorded increased export earnings from dairy products for consecutive years despite limited funding for the sector. According to records from the Diary Development Authority, Uganda’s revenue from the export of dairy products rose from Shs480 billion (US $ 131.5M) in 2018 to […]