Frank K. Tumwebaze (pictured), the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has lashed out at some Government officials for insecurity in farming communities and not caring about issues that affect ordinary Ugandans. The made the revelation via his official Twitter handle while responding to Dicksons C. Kateshumbwa, the Sheema Municipality MP, who called on
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Kenya imports lots of maize from Uganda and Tanzania Maize imports to Kenya declined 26 percent in the seven months to July as restrictions on produce coming in from Tanzania and Uganda in the first quarter of the year impacted volumes. Ministry of Agriculture says the volume declined to
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Hellen Adoa, the State Minister in Charge Fisheries The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has linked the poor quality of fish to the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020 and flooding. Hellen Adoa, the State Minister in Charge Fisheries made this revelation in a media address at the
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Apple farmers in Kasese District have been advised to improve on their agronomic practices to increase on the productivity and quality of their produce. They have also been reminded to make better use of information technology to have better crop, fertilizer and pesticide selection and step up their integration into
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Uganda is earning big from coffee exports Uganda’s Coffee exports in August 2021 amounted to 700,990 60-kilo bags worth US$ 75.09 million (Shs264.7bn), says the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) report for August 2021 . This comprised 636,458 bags of Robusta valued at US $65.24 million and 64.532 bags of
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PostBank Branch Manager Mubende, Ms. Margaret Nakkazi (C) and Mr Jimmy Ocen, Manager Agricultural lending PostBank (2nd R) Uganda pose with farmers in Mubende after 2021 Agriculture Forum PostBank a financial institution that is committed to empowering lives, has today launched a series of agricultural forums in seven districts. These forums
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UCDA will register all coffee farmers On August31, 2021 President Yoweri Museveni assented into law the National Coffee Bill 2021. The National Coffee Act, 2021 was Gazetted on September 13, 2021. The law has since become controversial, thanks to misinformation. A number of people have not read the Act, with
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Ministers Bright Rwamirama (1st Left) and Frank Tumwebaze (2nd Left) at the inauguration of DDA board The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze has tasked the newly inaugurated board of the Dairy Development Authority (DDA) to come up with a policy paper which he says will be
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Uganda has climbed to 7th position in the latest global rankings of the 10 top coffee producers in the world. This revelation has been made by Dr. Emmanuel Iyamulemye, the Managing Director at Uganda Coffee Development Authority via his Twitter handle. Iyamulemye was quoting the International Coffee Organization production figures
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Ambassador Adonia Ayebare (C) led other diplomats in tasting Uganda coffee The permanent mission of Uganda to the UN together with Inspire coffee held a two day coffee cupping and tasting event in New York from the 9th to the 10th of September 2021. The first one was hosted by the REMI43,
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