News
19 February 2019
In a joint effort to foster animal health in Uganda, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have instituted national technical and steering committees to spearhead effective and efficient animal disease surveillance across the country. These committees will...
In a joint effort to foster animal health in Uganda, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have instituted national technical and steering committees to spearhead effective and efficient animal disease surveillance across the country. These committees will...
30 January 2019
Masaka – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Ministry of Agriculture, have today launched a Technical Cooperation Project to support women and youth groups in fishing communities around Lake Victoria. The pilot project, dubbed Integrated Livelihood Support to Fishing Communities around...
Masaka – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Ministry of Agriculture, have today launched a Technical Cooperation Project to support women and youth groups in fishing communities around Lake Victoria. The pilot project, dubbed Integrated Livelihood Support to Fishing Communities around...
25 January 2019
Mukono— Uganda will soon have a new Fisheries and Aquaculture law, if the proposed Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2018, is reviewed and approved by Cabinet and the Legislature. The proposed law is a revision of the Fish Act of 2000 Cap 197, which only regulates capture fish and does not...
Mukono— Uganda will soon have a new Fisheries and Aquaculture law, if the proposed Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2018, is reviewed and approved by Cabinet and the Legislature. The proposed law is a revision of the Fish Act of 2000 Cap 197, which only regulates capture fish and does not...
14 December 2018
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Director General, Mr José Graziano da Silva, has appointed Mr Antonio Querido as the new Country Representative in Uganda. Mr Querido holds a Bachelor’s degree in Plant Science-Agronomy, University of California, Davis, USA; a Master’s Degree in Environmental System Analysis and Monitoring,...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Director General, Mr José Graziano da Silva, has appointed Mr Antonio Querido as the new Country Representative in Uganda. Mr Querido holds a Bachelor’s degree in Plant Science-Agronomy, University of California, Davis, USA; a Master’s Degree in Environmental System Analysis and Monitoring,...
28 November 2018
The Government of Uganda launched its first ever National Adaptation Plan for the Agriculture Sector (NAP-Ag), which will guide mainstreaming of climate change in agriculture sector policies, plans and budgets. The strategic framework, launched by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal industry and Fisheries, working closely with the Ministries of Water and...
The Government of Uganda launched its first ever National Adaptation Plan for the Agriculture Sector (NAP-Ag), which will guide mainstreaming of climate change in agriculture sector policies, plans and budgets. The strategic framework, launched by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal industry and Fisheries, working closely with the Ministries of Water and...
