President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) to licence seed agents regionally to avoid the flooding of the market with fake seeds.
“The power of licensing lies in the hands of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. You should licence people by region and in case anything goes wrong, they will be the ones responsible,” he warned.
President Yoweri Museveni has called on the people of Sebei Sub-Region in Eastern Uganda to discard old traditions that are not compatible with modern life.
The President was particularly referring to the very old custom of Female Genital Mutilation and also the mode of subsistence farming practiced in the area.
President Yoweri Museveni has urged the leadership of Bugisu Sub-Region to identify and guide a few farmers in their communities who will act as role models for the rest of their communities.
The President was yesterday meeting the leadership of Bugisu Sub-Region at the on-going Zonal Conference on Poverty Alleviation and Enterprise Selection conducted on regional basis for the whole country at State House, Entebbe.
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to strategically establish zonal breeding centrers for farm inputs in all regions of Uganda.
The President, who is continuing to conduct zonal conferences on Poverty Alleviation and Enterprise Selection, made the directive last night on the 5th day of the programme at a meeting with the leadership of Teso Sub-Region at State House, Entebbe.
President Yoweri Museveni has urged all people serving in government in whatever capacity from the highest to lowest levels to always offer service to their nation diligently and effectively with the same zeal, commitment and attention that they give to their private property and work.
The President made the appeal this afternoon while addressing a one-day retreat on Government Half-Annual Performance during the 2011-2012 fiscal year, held at...
President Yoweri Museveni urged Ugandans living in the diaspora to work hard and invest their earnings back in their country at home and also learn into the habit of shunning dependence on donor funds and handouts.
The President, has concluded his visit to London where he, along with other world leaders and delegations, attended a conference on Somalia, was meeting Ugandans living in the United Kingdom (UK) and neighboring European countries at...
President Yoweri Museveni called on investors and the business community in the Commonwealth countries to invest in developing countries like Uganda to ensure that wealth is really common. He said taking advantage of the English language as a mode of communication; the country is fast transitioning from a peasant society to a middle class society.
The President was speaking at a luncheon with investors and the business community at the Corinthia...
Five newly accredited envoys from Cyprus, Chile, Bangladesh, Israel and Sri Lanka, have presented their letters of credence to President Yoweri Museveni. The ceremonies were witnessed by State Minister for International Affairs Mr. Okello Oryem.
In separate ceremonies held at State House, Entebbe, the President warmly welcomed to Uganda the new Cypriot High Commissioner, Mr. Agis Loizou, with whom he discussed bilateral issues concerning the two...