The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga has urged government to increase the budget allocated for the agriculture sector. Mayiga said that as a sector in which Uganda has a comparative advantage, if handled and funded well, it can lead to more yields compared to other sectors, industrialisation inclusive. “With the progress registered from the […]
The Prime Minister, Robina Nabbanja has tasked the technical people in the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) together with the scientists under different sectors of the National Agricultural Research Organizations (NARO) to always endeavor to extend their services into the local communities. Nabbanja said the government through MAAIF and NARO has over […]
The local Ugandan chicken is a delicacy for almost every citizen. However, rearing one from a chick into a ready cock or hen for either beef or laying eggs takes more than a year, a factor which beats the breed when it comes to business. For that matter, businessmen opted for imported breeds from India […]