Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has partnered with religious institutions to help in the implementation of its agro-industrialization drive under the National Development Plan III. In a Memorandum of Understanding between the government and the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, the two parties hope to among other things, change …
Read More »Foot and mouth disease outbreak reported in Nakasongola
Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Nakasongola district has registered a fresh outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease weeks after the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries lifted the quarantine in the area. The fresh outbreak has been reported in five farms located at Butiiti village in Nabiswera Sub County. …
Read More »Sand, clay miners oppose proposed licensing fees
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Artisanal miners involved in the extraction of construction materials in Masaka district are opposed to the proposed regulatory framework that seeks to introduce direct taxes on sector players. Government, through the Mining and Mineral Amendment bill 2019 intends to take over ownership of all high …
Read More »MPs demand accountability for funds spent on locust fight
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee on Agriculture want the government to account for funds spent in the fight against locusts. Uganda has spent more than 267 billion shillings in loans and donations to fight locusts that ravaged some parts of East and Central Africa …
Read More »Uganda gets UGX 11Bn from Russia to fight desert locusts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Russian Federation has today donated USD 3 million (11.2 billion Shillings) to fund Uganda’s efforts against desert locusts. Uganda has been invaded thrice since March with the last swarm seen on May 26, in Kaabong district in Karamoja sub-region. The donation comes amidst …
Read More »Gov’t permits Ayuu Alali sugarcane project to recruit casual laborers from Kamuli
Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has cleared the management of Ayuu Alali Sugarcane project in Lamwo district to source casual laborers from Busoga sub region and Local Defense Unit (LDU) personnel to plant sugarcane. The Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng announced the decision while visiting the sugarcane project …
Read More »Fight against desert locusts sustained despite coronavirus crisis measures
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Efforts to contain the invasion of desert locusts are on going across the East African region despite limits on the flow of personnel and equipment stemming from the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Food and Agriculture Organization-FAO says that the infestation of locusts regarded as the …
Read More »COVID-19 complicates efforts to fight desert locusts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The outbreak of the COVID-19 has presented a number of challenges in the fight against desert locusts that have resurfaced in parts of Uganda. Agriculture Minister Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja says that they are currently unable to buy nose masks because of the stiff competition …
Read More »Farmers should continue going to gardens – Minister
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers should not sit home because of the coronavirus lockdown but instead go-ahead to plant and tender to their gardens, Agriculture Minister Vincent Ssempijja has said. Ssempijja told reporters in Kampala that it was already a planting season and farmers should observe Ministry of Health guidelines to …
Read More »Buvuma fish farmers use local ingredients to reduce feeding costs
Buvuma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Kewerimiire Fish Farmers Association in Busamuzi sub county, Buvuma district have resorted to homemade feeds in order to avoid the high cost of commercial fish feeds. The 16 farmers started cage fish farming at the height of operations by the Uganda People’s …
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