Tag: Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)

Court Sentences Two to Death, Seven to Life Over Susan Magara Murder

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The kidnappers held her captive for nearly three weeks, demanding up to $1 million before accepting about $200,000 (approximately UGX 700 million). During her captivity, they cut off two of her fingers and sent them alongside a video of her pleading for help to pressure her family into paying the ransom.

UPC Attributes Two Million Stunted Children to 1980s Livestock Losses

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Akena referred to historical statements by President Museveni acknowledging the destruction of food supplies and the destitution of about 2.7 million people during that period. He argued that the loss of cattle deprived communities of daily nutrition, household income, school fees, draft power, and soil fertility, leaving effects that continue to be felt today.
Religion

Clerics, Faithful Hail Mityana’s Fr. Charles Lwanga on Silver...

The day was also to reflect on the journey of the celebrant since childhood. Fr. Lwanga was ordained priest in July 1999.
Politics

Why Ugandans should Disregard Kabuleta’s Disingenuous Comments and Support...

The parasitic nature of these agencies and authorities promoted waste and parasitism. The 2016/2017 public resource spending figures showed that agencies and authorities were taking UGX 2.2 trillion and the ministries UGX 2.6 trillion with duplication of responsibilities. The conducted survey indicated that agencies like UCDA were corrupt and wasteful, with officers awarding themselves contracts, supplying poor-quality, overpriced materials, and not delivering on time.
Politics

Museveni’s Gospel of Value Addition is Killing Agricultural Sector—Kabuleta

UCDA was established in 1991 under the Uganda Coffee Development Authority Act, Cap. 325, which was repealed and replaced by the National Coffee Act No. 17 of 2021. The authority’s mandate includes regulating activities within the coffee value chain, promoting coffee quality, supporting research and development, and optimizing earnings for stakeholders in the sector.
Agriculture

JEEMA Calls for Unanimity to Solve Impasse in Coffee...

UCDA was established in 1991 under the Uganda Coffee Development Authority Act, Cap. 325, which was repealed and replaced by the National Coffee Act No. 17 of 2021. The authority’s mandate includes regulating activities within the coffee value chain, promoting coffee quality, supporting research and development, and optimizing earnings for stakeholders in the sector.
Politics

FDC Rejects UCDA Merger with MAAIF

According to President Museveni’s letter about the rationalization of UCDA, it is fraudulent for UCDA to claim that the big boost in agricultural production is because of its efforts, arguing that since 1991, the year UCDA was formed, by 2013, 68% of the Ugandan homesteads were still outside the money economy, which compelled the government to initiate Operation Wealth Creation.
Security

Uganda Prisons Focuses on Prioritizing Inmate Safety, Rehabilitation

The government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF), has assigned the Uganda Prisons Service a food security intervention strategy.
National News

NEED Calls for Transparency, Accountability in Health and Governance...

The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) party has urged stakeholders to prioritise transparency, accountability, and evidence-based decision-making in public...
Science

Ugandan Scientists Develop Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccine

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) has informed Parliament that the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)...

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