Sanitary and phytosanitary standards are important for farmers and traders who are exporting or planning to export plants/plant products from Uganda.
Mr. Segawa Lawrence, a farmer in Kayunga District explains farm level requirements.
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Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)๐บ๐ฌ. Mission: To Transform Subsistence Farming into Commercial Agriculture. #AgricultureUG ๐บ๐ฌ
- The 2- day @Avcp1_MAAIF steering Committee meeting has ended with a guided tour to assess the progress of the construction of Achomai Irrigation Scheme in Bukede District and Bulambuli district covering 1,608 hectares. @FrankTumwebazek @PS_MAAIF @Charlie_Kemi @UgandaMediaCent
- #MAAIFNewsletter : Government embarked on a countrywide Agricultural Mechanisation Programme through MAAIF. Today, farmer groups hire tractors and implements at a subsidized rate of Ugx 40,000 per acre as compared with Ugx 120,000 per Acre charged by the private equipment owners.
- Mechanization: Government is the piloting provision of tractor hire services for organized farmer groups through MAAIF. The tractors are accessed at the subsidized hire rate of UGX 80,000 per acre as compared to UGX 120,000 per acre charged by the private equipment owners.
- Uganda-Egypt collaboration in the fight against Foot and Mouth Disease: Uganda received a consignment of 3 million doses of FMD Vaccine from the Government of Egypt, which was received in Entebbe by a delegation led by @cdfupdf Gen. @mkainerugaba and Hon. @FrankTumwebazek
- #DubaiExpo2020: A team from @GovUganda including MAAIF leadership (led by Hon. @FrankTumwebazek Minister for Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries and @PS_MAAIF) are engaging investors and exhibiting agricultural products from Uganda.These include Coffee and organic products.
- Rice Fish Culture: ๐ธ from the @FAOUganda ๐ค @ChineseEmb_Uga ๐ค@GovUganda South-South Cooperation Project demonstration for rice-fish culture at @ardckajjansi . But there's more to this project. Follow the hashtag #SSCUganda to explore. @FrankTumwebazek
- Hon. @FrankTumwebazek the Minister of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries has officially opened a Farmers' Market established by Rubaga Miracle Centre Cathedral in Kampala.
- Uganda now has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vietnam that covers areas of technology transfer, research and capacity building. The MoU was signed by Agriculture Minister Hon. @FrankTumwebazek in the presence of H.E @KagutaMuseveni and H.E Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam.
- Ugandans are growing more and more apples each year. The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries has made 2,439,155 apple seedlings available to farmers in Uganda over the past 4 years through @naads_ug . #UGAgriculture
- Just concluded: Hon. Vincent Ssempijja has officially handed over to Hon. @FrankTumwebazek who takes office as Hon. Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries as appointed by H.E @KagutaMuseveni
- Today, H.E President @KagutaMuseveni and @JanetMuseveni the Minister @Educ_SportsUg were hosted at Bukalasa Agricultural College by a sector team led by Hon. @FrankTumwebazek for the launch of facilities built through the "Uganda Skills Development Project." ๐ธ @Educ_SportsUg
- Ongoing: Hon. @FrankTumwebazek is in Mbarara where he is interactingbwith farmers alongside Mbarara City leadership.
- Honey export hub ready to serve beekeepers: A technical team from the MAAIF Department of Entomology visited and assessed the readiness of East Africa's largest honey export hub, which was constructed in Gayaza, Wakiso District. #EntomologyUG #AgricultureUG




























