TheCattleSite Latest News: Uganda
19 April 2021
Ugandan districts ban livestock movements over FMDAnimal health authorities in the Kiruhura district have banned the sale and movement of livestock and their products to stem the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)....
08 April 2021
OPINION – African agriculture is ready for a digital revolutionAkinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank and Patrick Verkooijen, CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation believe that data delivered by mobile phones can help Africa’s farmers adapt to climate change and boost the economy. ...
30 September 2020
Cold chains help mitigate the COVID-19 food crisis: lessons from UgandaCOVID-19 has disrupted food supply chains around the world, doubling the number of people at risk of acute food shortages and insecurity. However, certain supply chain characteristics - including the use of cold storage - can help mitigate this and future...
20 March 2020
Dairy farmers struggle to find market for their milkUGANDA - Majority of the cattle keepers in Ankole and some parts of central Uganda have over the last three decades been investing heavily in dairy farming....
28 January 2020
British Market Should Benefit All Uganda Beef Cattle FarmersUGANDA - This week, President Museveni was in London to attend the United Kingdom-Africa Investment Summit 2020. The "invest in Africa" business conference was, as usual, graced by the presence of many African heads of state hoping to attract British...
27 January 2020
Ugandan President Gets UK Pledge on Beef, $19.6m FundingUGANDA - President Yoweri Museveni got an assurance on Uganda's beef exports to Britain and a commitment of £15 million ($19.6 million) funding at the UK-Africa Investment Summit....
13 September 2019
Beef Consumers in Jinja Worried by Condition of AbattoirUGANDA - Residents in Jinja Town are concerned over the state of Jinja main abattoir where cattle, sheep and goats are slaughtered and distributed to various butchers....
11 September 2019
Uganda's Beef, Chicken Prices on the RiseUGANDA - Retail prices of beef and chicken have skyrocketed in Lira Town due to shortage of livestock, Daily Monitor has established....
18 July 2019
Uganda to Issue 'Birth Certificates' for Cattle: MinisterUGANDA - The Ugandan government has announced plans to register all farmers and their cattle, including issuing "birth certificates" for the animals, so it can trace their products....
20 June 2019
Uganda Dairy Sector Performing Below Full PotentialUGANDA - Ugandan dairy farmers are producing 2.4 billion litres of milk annually instead of 10 billion due to livestock diseases, low uptake of high grade exotic cattle, a high rate of failure for artificial insemination, limited access to extension services...
07 June 2019
Financial Support Missing in Thriving Uganda Dairy SectorUGANDA - Dairy is one of the few sectors witnessing a positive response in recent years to the Uganda government policy to commercialize agriculture....
02 April 2019
Pastoralists Cry Foul Over Cattle Movement BanUGANDA - Pastoralists at Uganda-Tanzania border have faulted government over failure to enforce measures aimed at curbing animal diseases....
28 February 2019
Irregularities Mar Kole Cattle RestockingUGANDA - Local leaders in Okwerodot Sub-county, Kole District, have been faulted for frustrating the implementation of the government restocking programme....
05 September 2018
Meat Prices Shoot Up Amid Ban on Cattle TransportationUGANDA - People planning to buy meat in Kampala and other areas across the country will have to dig deeper as prices continue to increase amid a ban on the transportation of animals from the Ankole Sub-region. ...
03 August 2018
Uganda Exports First Shipment of Beef to EgyptUGANDA - Uganda has made its maiden beef export to Egypt shipping 50 tonnes of the commodity to the Middle Eastern country. ...
31 May 2018
Minister Accused of Giving Green Light to Illegal Cattle SaleUGANDA - The Minister of State for Agriculture, Joy Kabatsi, and other officials have been accused of authorising illegal sale of cattle, including from two government ranches of Ruhengyere and Nshaara in western Uganda. ...
26 March 2018
Ministry Says Fresh Dairy Milk Products Not ContaminatedUGANDA - The Ministry of Health has denied claims that they found hazardous chemicals in the Fresh Dairy Milk and its products. ...
28 February 2018
High Costs Slow Journey to Export Uganda’s BeefUGANDA - Exorbitant cost of electricity, poor quality of cows and lack of adequate places to seclude (quarantine) sick animals from the healthy ones have made it difficult for a factory commissioned about three years ago to export processed, packaged...
27 December 2017
Cattle Corridor Districts Lose Shs600m Over QuarantineUGANDA - Local authorities in the cattle corridor districts of Sembabule, Lyantonde, Gomba and Nakasongola have suffered a financial loss of Shs672 million in local revenue following the restriction on the slaughter, sale and transportation of cattle...
20 December 2017
Cattle, Poultry Prices Rise in Karamoja Ahead of ChristmasUGANDA - The prices of cattle, goats, sheep and chicken in Karamoja sub-region have tripled a head of Christmas season....
28 November 2017
Beef Prices in Kabale Slashed as Demand for Nsenene SoarsUGANDA - The grasshopper season has compelled butchers in Kabale municipality to slash the price of beef by more than half so as to attract customers....
21 June 2017
Uganda Puts Dairy Sector in the LimelightUGANDA - As the world celebrates June dairy month, Uganda has more reason than most countries to put the dairy sector in the limelight. A quiet revolution has drastically changed the face of the sector, making it one of the outstanding agricultural success...
30 May 2017
Dairy Farmers Advised on Climate Smart FarmingUGANDA - Dr Constantine Kato, an expert from Makerere University Agriculture and Research Institute-(Kabanyoro), has urged dairy farmers not to put emphasis on only food security and improved livelihoods. ...
12 May 2017
Zoetis Strengthens its Commitment to Develop Sustainable Livestock Production in Sub-Saharan AfricaGlobal animal health company receives grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to advance the health and productivity of livestock in Africa ...
04 May 2017
Ugandan Cattle Markets Closed Over FMDUGANDA - Authorities in the cattle corridor districts of Lyantonde, Sembabule and Kiruhura have announced a quarantine on the slaughter, sale and movement of cattle in the three districts following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)....
08 February 2017
Delayed Cattle Vaccination Irks Ugandan FarmersUGANDA - Livestock farmers in Sembabule District, whose cattle were attacked by tick borne disease, are frustrated by the delayed vaccination of their cattle against the disease....
24 January 2017
Uganda President Calls for More Milk Processing PlantsUGANDA - President Yoweri Museveni has encouraged the proprietors of Amos Dairies Limited, a Kiruhuura district-based milk-processing factory, to establish more milk processing plants in the country....
27 December 2016
Cattle Vaccination to Delay Over Lack of FundsUGANDA - Livestock farmers, whose cattle were recently attacked by the tick borne disease will have to wait a little longer to have their animals vaccinated. Government says it lack funds to carry out the vaccination....
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