Richard Ssekibuule looks at the success of kudu, a mobile auction market that links farmers to traders, with pride.

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Stakeholders in the dairy industry have petitioned the Government to intervene and regulate the crossborder cattle trading business.

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FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva met with Ugandan Vice-President Edward Sekandi to discuss ways to ensure food security for all Ugandans and reduce poverty by supporting rural smallholders in the country's agriculture sector.

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Uganda gets $120m for five year agricultural plan.

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Inappropriate use of drugs to treat sick animals has led to an increase in cases of drug-resistant diseases, a senior agricultural officer has said.

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The international expo for poultry and livestock “Aviana Uganda 2012" will present a gateway to East Africa by providing a platform to exhibit products, services and innovative technologies to top decision makers and create business partnerships, with exhibitors from more than 20 countries.

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Efforts to contain African swine fever, which broke out in Adjumani District seven months ago, is being hindered by residents' defiance of a quarantine imposed by the veterinary department.

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LUMUNO Organic Farm has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth about K250 million (40,000 euros) with European-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Liaison Committee (COLEACP) to train small-scale farmers for three years.

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The disease reportedly broke out after more than 400 goats meant for the National Agricultural Advisory Services were ferried into the district.

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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is urging swift action to tackle a cassava virus that is affecting large parts of East Africa and threatening a staple food crop for much of the region.

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Joseph Otim, a resident of Lamogi is counting his losses after 10 of his pigs succumbed to the disease in the past one month, saying he was keeping them to help him pay his son's school fees. "I saw my pigs die of the disease but I could not do much to help the situation. I am now left with a few of them which I am also not sure of their survival," he said.

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Poultry farming could have taken root in other parts of the country but in Gulu district, the activity is a dream yet to be realised as many farmers continue to shun the activity despite the assured ready market in the district and the surrounding areas, according to All Africa.

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The scarcity of poultry feeds has hit the industry hard, forcing some farmers out of business, reports The Monitor. The key ingredients in the production of chicken feeds include maize bran, rice bran, cotton seed cake, wheat bran, palm kernel cake, groundnut cake and fish and mukene (silver fish). Esther Genza, an employee at Kagodo Feeds, says the industry's biggest challenge has been the scarcity of maize and maize bran.

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Bananas locally known as matooke registered a 2.7% growth in the fiscal year 2010/2011. This remains the major food crop for Uganda followed by cassava and sweet potatoes.

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The scarcity of poultry feeds has hit the industry hard, forcing some farmers out of business, reports The Monitor. The key ingredients in the production of chicken feeds include maize bran, rice bran, cotton seed cake, wheat bran, palm kernel cake, groundnut cake and fish and mukene (silver fish). Esther Genza, an employee at Kagodo Feeds, says the industry's biggest challenge has been the scarcity of maize and maize bran.

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Poultry feeds prices have reduced after an unprecedented increment by more than 100 per cent a month ago, reports East African Business Week.

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The Government should restructure the National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) programme and allocate part of its funds to the organic farming sub-sector.

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In the fight to improve global health, alleviate hunger, raise living standards and empower women in the developing world, chickens have an important role to play.

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The drug, which is sold under the brand name Appealyte WSP, is neither registered for sale in Uganda nor safe for use, according to New Vision. This was disclosed by the inspector of drugs, Dr Bernard Sibwomu.

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The National Drug Authority (NDA) of Uganda has banned four veterinary drugs used in the country’s poultry production, saying the chicken may be dangerous to human life when consumed.

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Uganda, where protests against rising food and fuel prices erupted in April, will restructure its agriculture industry to boost output and fast-track construction of an oil refinery, President Yoweri Museveni said.

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Before 2010, Scolastica Akiteng was battling with the problem of floods that hit Teso region in need of food aid. According to the minister of state for relief, some family heads have run away from home leaving the women to fend for the children. This is due to harsh weather conditions in Teso and other parts of the country.

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BOSCO Acope was a self-made man. Growing up as a child here along the muggy, isolated plains of northern Uganda, life was not easy. His parents were poor. He did not attend secondary school.

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A recent analytical report by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries indicates that the estimated Gross Domestic Product of the country is $52.93 billion and the official exchange rate of Uganda’s GDP is approximately $8.526 billion. The Country’s GDP real growth rate stands at about 5.3%. and the GDP per capita is around $1,900. The composition according to the sectors in Uganda GDP is estimated at 29.4% in agriculture, 22.1% in industry and 48.5% in services.

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The long dry spell cutting across the country is reportedly hitting hard at the cattle corridors in the greater Luweero area as farmers in parts of Nakaseke and Luweero reveal the death of more than 60 cows due to insufficient water and pasture, on top of their own food scarcity.

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