Tag: Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)

EAC States Endorse Joint Plan to Mitigate Expected El Niño Impact

Environment
The framework seeks to strengthen regional cooperation, improve early warning systems and enhance preparedness to minimise the potential humanitarian, agricultural and economic consequences of the anticipated weather phenomenon.

Minister Tanna Commissions Bukona Fuel Blending Plant to Save Uganda $250M Annually in Imports

Business
Tanna welcomed the introduction of ethanol-powered cooking stoves, saying wider adoption of cleaner cooking technologies could reduce household dependence on charcoal and firewood, helping to protect forests and minimise environmental degradation.
Agriculture

MIAAF Moves to Reform Fisheries, Agriculture and FMD Control

The government will also adopt targeted enforcement, focusing on specific non-compliant landing sites instead of imposing broad fishing bans. Better management of the sector is expected to increase national revenue and foreign exchange earnings.
Agriculture

MAAIF Rolls Out Nationwide FMD Vaccination Drive to Protect...

The Ugandan government has launched a nationwide vaccination campaign targeting over 44.5 million livestock to combat the devastating impact...
Business

Ugandan Government Set to Lift Livestock Movement Ban in...

The policy reversal is aimed at allowing farmers to purchase vaccines directly, which will help them resume their commercial activities more quickly.
National News

Gov’t Bans Sale of Animal Products, Livestock Movement in...

The government has banned sales of animal by-products, including meat, within Kampala following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth...
National News

MPs Task Gov’t to Fast Track Establishment of FMD...

Members of Parliament have requested that the government expedite the establishment of a vaccine manufacturing plant for Foot and...
National News

NDA Warns of Unapproved FMD Vaccines on Market

The Uganda National Drug Authority (NDA), through post-market surveillance, has discovered and warned the general public against fake and...

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