NARO’s fisheries research vessel The fisheries institute of the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has been designated by the African Union (AU) as an African Centre of Excellence for Research and Training in Aquaculture, Inland Capture Fisheries, and Climate Change. The Institute, known as the National Fisheries Resources Research Institute
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Government is expected to present an information paper to Parliament on the status of the tea sector in the country by Wednesday, 21 February 2024. According to David Bahati, the State Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (Trade), a cabinet paper addressing concerns in the sector is expected to be
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Alice Mukami inspects her maize farm in Chorong'i village, Nyeri county, on January 31, 2024. Farmers in the region are expecting a bumper harvest following favorable weather for the last six months. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG Maize prices dropped by 12.7 per cent last year, driven by improved
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There are tax incentives on irrigation related equipment Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has urged farmers to transform their livelihoods through utilisation of the various tax incentives that are applicable to the agricultural sector. This happened at the recently concluded 3-day tax hub on Agri-business and Renewable Expo at the OPM
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Denis Okello is earning big from coffee farming Northern Uganda is increasingly becoming a new centre for coffee farming as more farmers embrace the cash crop. Traditionally, Northern region has not been part of the known coffee growing areas in Uganda. However, in 2014, Government through Uganda Coffee Development Authority
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Army MP, Lt Gen. James Mugira engaging Tumwebaze, the agriculture minister prior to presentation of the latter's statement Livestock farmers will meet the cost of purchasing vaccine for the foot and mouth disease (FMD). The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, told Parliament that the decision
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Agroecology Entrepreneurs from Kenya and Uganda on a tour at Agape Innovations in Kabanyoro The Neycha Accelerator & Fund, a joint initiative by the Biovision Foundation, SHONA, and SHONA Capital supporting agroecological enterprises (AEEs) in Kenya and Uganda, has announced that applications are now open for the second cohort of the program.
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The European Union is the biggest market for Uganda’s coffee. The EU wants all farmers registered for traceability purposes A number of coffee stakeholders are concerned about Government's slow pace in addressing the European Union demands/regulations that requires that coffee being extorted to the EU market isn’t grown on deforested
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The Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) has said that the February Rainfall Outlook indicates that most parts of the country are likely to remain generally dry and sunny with hazy conditions. During the month of January 2024, substantial rainfall was experienced in Kigezi, Lake Victoria Basin and Eastern parts of
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Uganda requires an annual vaccine stock of 88 million doses for the bi-annual vaccination requirement The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, has said that the government plans to eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease and not just control it. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly
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