Idris Ali Elgadhi, the Managing Director of Pearl Meat Industries pointing state of art machinery installed in thier abattoir located in Migeera town , Nakasongola The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries plans to close abattoirs in cities after failing to maintain hygiene and sale of quality meat, URN
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Uganda Coffee Federation and Uganda Coffee Development Authority are have announced that Mbale City will host the Uganda Coffee Day 2021 on 7th October 2021. In a communication to coffee stakeholders , Paul Martin Maraka, Chair – Organising Committee and the Ag. Executive Director at Uganda Coffee Federation said Mbale City
Read MoreKadaga say a farmer can earn millions from Hass Avocado The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called upon farmers in Busoga to start growing Hass avocado for commercial agriculture. Kadaga said she visited the Musubi avocado farm in Mayuge and she learnt of growing Hass avocados as a lucrative
Read MoreKenya’s Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya has said reforms in the coffee sub-sector would guarantee farmers a minimum of KSh100 (UShs3,337) a kilo of cherry they produce. Speaking during the Agriculture and Food Authority public participation forums in Meru County, Mr Munya said the new Act would reign in on unscrupulous
Read MoreSome of the none-functioning box sun dryers A group of farmers involved in adding value to pineapples in Kayunga district are struggling to repair their solar box dryers. Through their umbrella, Kisega Horticulture Grower’s Association-KHGA, the more than 60 farmers found in Kangulumira Sub County, say they are unable to
Read MoreWatermelon market in Cereleno along Gulu-Kampala Highway. Photo by Caroline Ayugi Until five years ago, fruit vendors in Acholi sub region were importing watermelon from other parts of Uganda. Back then, the fruit farmers has a false belief that watermelon couldn’t do well; leave alone growing in Acholi Sub region. Watermelon
Read MoreGUIDE: What To Consider When Starting Up Commercial Pig Farming Business (PART 6)
By Christopher Mulindwa It is difficult for me to project the amount of money you needed to acquire grandparent stock (GP).. Acquiring GP stock can either be cheap or expensive depending on the: Breeding company you choose as source. This determines prices for such pigs. Geographical location of the breeding
Read MoreIt is common to see vendors pushing wheelbarrows selling pineapples or some of the vendors carrying them in big numbers. Hannington Abaasa, a resident of Kisalosalo zone in Kyebando, a suburb of Kampala says the prices of pineapples from the markets Like Kalerwe, Nakawa, and St Balikudembe where he buys
Read MoreLyantonde District has suspended the sale of meat following the resurgence of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). This comes two weeks after FMD was confirmed in Lyantonde and several other districts across the country. Other districts affected are Ssembabule, Kalungu, Rakai, Kampala, Gomba, Wakiso, Kiboga, Kiruhura, Kiryandongo, Kyankwanzi, Kyotera, Koboko,
Read MoreGovernment will register all coffee farmers across the country MPs on Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries have unanimously agreed to adopt President Yoweri Museveni’s recommendations in the National Coffee Bill 2018. This is after the President recently returned the National Coffee Bill, 2018 to Parliament to review
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