Minister Frank Tumwebaze addressing dignatries during the World Bank Mission to NARO 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
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Officials from Al Mamoun East Africa are joined by Moses Kaggwa (2nd Left), Ag. The Director, Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development, at the unveiling of the two vehicles Chinese automobile manufacturer Jetour Group has officially entered the Ugandan market. Al Mamoun East Africa, known for its significant investments
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Coffee lovers tasting Uganda’s coffee at the SCAJ World Specialty Coffee Conference & Exhibition in Japan Uganda has made a powerful statement at Asia’s biggest coffee gathering, the SCAJ World Specialty Coffee Conference & Exhibition in Japan, positioning itself as one of the world’s fastest-rising coffee exporters and a reliable
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President Yoweri Museveni sitting in one of the electric busses Government has committed to finance the recapitalization of Kiira motors vehicle manufacturing plant with 143 Million USD (UGX 499.48bn). This commitment was made by President Yoweri Museveni after commissioning the Jinja district's based Kiira MVP on Friday. His commitment was
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Experts responding to a fire incident The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has today assessed the country’s capacity and readiness for Emergency Preparedness and Response to disasters such as fire incidents in the oil and gas sector through a large-scale emergency response drill at the Kabalega Industrial Park in Hoima
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Airbus A330 soaring through the skies on its maiden flight to Mumbai Uganda Airlines passengers on international routes have been facing delays and cancellations of flights since yesterday. Complaints first came from Entebbe-Dubai (United Arab Emirates) passengers who reported getting several flight reschedules until, according to one affected passenger, they
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Minister Bright Rwamirama (center) presiding over the goat transfer event at NAGRC & DB in Entebbe Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has handed over a consignment of Jianzhou Big Ear goats from China to the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) to support research and breeding initiatives. The
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The Uganda Pharmacy Owners Association, has rejected the proposed penalties to be imposed on individuals and corporate companies engaged in the illegal manufacture, distribution, importation, exportation and supply of drugs, medical devices, cosmetic products, public health products and nutritional supplements. The protest was led by Deo Kalikumutima, President, Uganda Pharmacy
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By Virginia Ssemakula Climate change is one of the significant crises facing the world today and developing nations such as Uganda face a critical challenge in combating related effects despite its relatively low contribution to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Recent reports indicate that Uganda faces potential annual economic losses
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Andrew Kilonzo (Left) hands over office to Felicite Nson (Right)as the new UBL Managing Director. Looking on is Jimmy D. Mugerwa, Chairman of the Board, Uganda Breweries Limited Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) announces the appointment of Felicite Nson as Managing Director, making her the first woman to lead one of
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