Museveni Applauds Proposed Regional Farm Service Centre Initiative
President Yoweri Museveni has endorsed a new tripartite partnership aimed at establishing a Regional Farm Service Centre to improve Uganda's livestock genetics and combat counterfeit agricultural inputs. The initiative, involving South African partners, focuses on the breeding and export of Ankole cattle genetics while implementing laboratory infrastructure for quality assurance.
Why it matters
This initiative represents a significant effort to modernize Uganda's agricultural sector through international collaboration and technology-driven quality control, potentially boosting regional trade and livestock productivity.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today welcomed a proposal for a Regional Farm Service Centre Initiative aimed at addressing challenges in Uganda’s agricultural sector, particularly the growing concern of counterfeit agro inputs. The President made the remarks while meeting a delegation from South Africa led by Mr. Andile Ramaphosa at State Lodge, Nakasero. The delegation presented a proposal for a tripartite collaboration involving Namunkekera Farm Service Centre, the National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC DB), and Mr. Ramaphosa.
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