The UK has temporarily removed export tariffs for cut flowers, with the aim of making trade with the UK easier and cheaper for growers in East Africa and beyond. 

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Happy #EidMubarak ..... Welcome back home🎉

#FakeAdvert alert: The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries is not running any such grants program.

Frank K Tumwebaze,MP: Isaiah 41: 11 Maj. Gen. (Rtd) David Kasura-Kyomukama Government of Uganda Government Citizen Interaction Centre Uganda Media Centre Marcella Karekye
Ministry of ICT&NG

Agro-industrialisation programme: 📽️Hon. Frank K Tumwebaze,MP: Isaiah 41: 11 on Government's focus on integration of modern agricultural technologies and some of Uganda's potential gains from the AGI programme.

Maj. Gen. (Rtd) David Kasura-Kyomukama
Charlotte Kemigyisha, MCIPR
Marcella Karekye
Government of Uganda

#AgroIndustrializationUG

Agro-industrialisation programme implementation ( Handles for line Ministries, Agencies and Departments of Government) :

Ministry of Water and Environment: MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT 🇺🇬
Ministry of Local Government: Ministry of Local Government
Kampala Capital City Authority: Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)

Food safety: Hon. Hon. Rwamirama Bright Kanyontore the Minister of State for Animal Industry on the potential contribution of the Food and Agriculture Authority to streamlining regulation of food, Agricultural chemicals and veterinary drugs.
Frank K Tumwebaze,MP: Isaiah 41: 11
Maj. Gen. (Rtd) David Kasura-Kyomukama
Charlotte Kemigyisha, MCIPR
Marcella Karekye

I led the African Union assessment mission to #Kenya in preparation for Africa Fertilizer &SoilHealth Summit #AFSH24 .I thank P.S Ministry of #ForeignAffairs , Ministry of #Agriculture ,& their teams for according us good reception& reassurance to support #AFSH24 Summit to fruition

Today, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) David Kasura-Kyomukama has chaired a meeting between MAAIF, Ministry of Trade Ug, NATIONAL ENTERPRISE CORPORATION, UNBS, Operation Wealth Creation and the Private Sector about the potential for Uganda to export maize grain to Zambia.

Frank K Tumwebaze,MP: Isaiah 41: 11
Hon. Kyakulaga Fred Bwino MP
Hon. Rwamirama Bright Kanyontore
Minister of State for Fisheries (MAAIF) Uganda
Charlotte Kemigyisha, MCIPR

Food safety: Hon. Hon. Rwamirama Bright Kanyontore the Minister of State for Animal Industry on the potential contribution of the Food and Agriculture Authority to streamlining regulation of food, Agricultural chemicals and veterinary drugs.

Frank K Tumwebaze,MP: Isaiah 41: 11
Maj. Gen. (Rtd) David Kasura-Kyomukama
Charlotte Kemigyisha, MCIPR
Marcella Karekye

.Uganda Registration Services Bureau collected 77 billion non-tax revenue in the last financial year, beating their target of 69.6. This indicates a growth rate of 35.2% compared to 2021/2022! Bravo to the team led by Mercy K. Kainobwisho 👏 #

To our farmers on the online platforms, remember to explore water harvesting and irrigation technologies for sustainable production. With the irrigation schemes in place for extensive Agriculture, we also opened up the Micro-scale Irrigation Program to all districts.

Food safety: FAO in Uganda Country Representative Antonio Querido on the importance of streamlining efforts towards #food safety and standards through new regulatory authority under MAAIF.

#FoodSafetyUG
#SDGs

Frank K Tumwebaze,MP: Isaiah 41: 11
Maj. Gen. (Rtd) David Kasura-Kyomukama
Priya Gujadhur
Charlotte Kemigyisha, MCIPR
Marcella Karekye

Finally,after weeks of waiting anxiously for the rains, we have put into the ground/soil our first coffee seedlings 🌱.

We pray for more rains 🌧 🙏

Agro-Industrialisation programme progress (Livestock sub-sector): Dairy Development Authority the Dairy sub-sector Agency of MAAIF reported an increase in Dairy product exports from USD 102.6 million to USD 264.5 million in Financial Year 2022/23.

Yoweri K Museveni
Frank K Tumwebaze,MP: Isaiah 41: 11
Maj. Gen. (Rtd) David Kasura-Kyomukama

Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, earned $2,453m (about UGX. 9.5 trillion) in the financial year 2022/2023, up from $2.085m (about UGX. 8 trillion) in the financial year 2020/2021.

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Watching this space for Raila Odinga …..✍🏾

#OpenGovUg : In today’s #GCICMediaReview The New Vision looks at Uganda’s;

- Oil refinery deal
- Agriculture exports
- Taxation on land sales

Uganda’s outstanding performance at the 13th Africa Games in Accra has been recorded🎊🎊🎊✍🏾✍🏾. Congratulations to the teams that put in the work behind the scenes, officials and athletes alike. ⁦Ministry of Education and Sports - Uganda⁩ ⁦Donald Rukare⁩ ⁦Mark Ssali⁩ ⁦Nicholas Bamulanzeki⁩