Tag Archives: Dairy farmers

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dairy farmers in Kigezi sub-region are demanding for government intervention to make milk prices uniform. Currently, the price of milk is 1,000-1,300 Shillings per litre. However, the prices are not stable. When demand is low especially during the rainy season, the prices can drop up to …

Kiruhura, Uganda | Julius Businge | Dairy farmers in South Western Uganda continue to cry over fluctuating low milk prices as the cost of running farms spike. In separate interviews with journalists on May 21-22, farmers said, the government has a solution for them but it is taking long to act. …

Ban on the sale of milk has been lifted for two weeks under strict regulations Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Kiruhura and Kazo districts have reversed the earlier ban imposed on the sale of milk. The two districts that are under quarantine following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dairy farmers in Ankole region are excited about the recovery of the milk market. Market for milk and its products at the beginning of this year was adversely affected by imbalances on the regional market and restrictions imposed shortly after the outbreak of Covid-19. …

Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 farmers from Rushenyi County, Ntungamo district are protesting the non-payment of more than 670 million shillings by Birunga dairy. The farmers supplied milk to the dairy between January and September 2019. The farmers are accusing Innocent Bisangwa the proprietor of Birunga dairy …

Kigezi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Dairy Farmers in Kabale and Rubanda districts are stranded following a drop of milk prices.  The price of milk has dropped to 600 Shillings from between 1,300 and 14,00 Shillings per liter at major dairies across the Kigezi region. The farm gate price of milk …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dairy farmers across the country baffled by the continuing fall of milk prices and are pondering switching to graze for beef. Milk prices have fallen to the lowest level at the farm, with a litre in Western Uganda costing just about 450 shillings.  farmers …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu country Dairy is mentoring smallholder dairy farmers to beat the odds and supply the region with quality milk products. The farm sitting on 35 acres of land in Unyama Sub County provides training services to smallholder dairy farmers in the region and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dairy farmers have asked government to control farm gate prices of milk. The matter came up during a meeting convened by Dairy farmers under the Livestock Development Forum mostly from Ankole cattle corridor in Kampala on Monday to discuss the fluctuating milk prices. Apparently, milk …