The Government of the People’s Republic of China through its Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Affairs under the leadership of H.E. Han Changfu, has committed to pump more money in Uganda`s agricultural sector. This was revealed to Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)-Uganda
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MPs sitting on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Officials Tuesday grilled officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries over Shs25.5bn debt in outstanding subscription fees to international organisations. This follows queries raised in June 2017 audit report by the Auditor General, John Muwanga. According to the
Read MoreThe Shs50bn Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) hangs in balance after a section of MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) called for its disbandment, saying that it is operating illegally. PAC in its report on the audit findings dated June 2015 highlighted that the PIBID project has
Read MoreAvocado on toast, in a salad or a smoothie? There are many ways to eat the green fruit which is popular with hipsters across the world - a craze that Kenya is cashing in on. At Le Grenier à Pain restaurant in the leafy suburb of Riverside in Nairobi, upwardly
Read MoreUganda joined the rest of the World to celebrate the World Food Day on the October 16, 2018. However, farmers in Uganda under our umbrella Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum (ESAFF Uganda) are demanding government to subsidize agricultural mechanization machines to make them affordable to small scale
Read MoreCommonwealth Standards Network To Support UNBS, Small Scale Agricultural Producers
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards is collaborating with the British Standards Institution (BSI) under the Commonwealth Standards Network (CSN) Programme, which will support UNBS to achieve its strategic objectives and support agricultural and other value chains in complying with international best practices. The Programme will support finalisation of the
Read MoreScientists from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have announced a breakthrough in the search for banana varieties that are resistant to the lethal bacterial banana wilt disease. This debunks the notion that all banana varieties are susceptible to the disease and opens the possibility of breeding resistant varieties.
Read MoreGovt To Facilitate Planting Of 10M Trees Ahead Of Taxpayer Appreciation Week 2018
The Government of Uganda through the National Forestry Authority (NFA) is facilitating the planting of 10 million trees across the country ahead of the Taxpayer Appreciation Week . In a statement, URA that is spearheading the Taxpayer Appreciation Week says NFA has made available free tree seedlings in its 32
Read MoreMakerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) has opened up a modern poultry unit at the Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo (MUARIK) worth US$3 million (Shs11.3bn), the University has said. 70% of this budget is funded by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and another 30%
Read MoreCould The Future Of Food In The World Depend On What Africa Does With Agriculture?
Could The Future Of Food In The World Depend On What Africa Does With Agriculture? Addressing a standing room only crowd of global agriculture experts at the FAO headquarters in Rome, 2017 World Food Prize Laureate and President of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), Akinwumi Adesina, says the answer is
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