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Agriculture
MAAIF rallies Zombo district stakeholders to promote FMD mass vaccination policy
ZOMBO, August 25, 2026 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has rallied the Production Department of Zombo District Local Government, political leaders and lead farmers to promote government’s…
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Urbanisation and drought cause sharp drop in milk production in western Uganda
MBARARA CITY, August 25, 2026 — Rapid urbanisation, prolonged dry spells and livestock disease quarantines have caused a sharp decline in milk production across Mbarara City and the wider Ankole Sub-region. The…
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FMD factory to cut vaccine prices – Minister
KAMPALA, August 24, 2026 — Livestock farmers in Uganda will benefit from lower vaccination costs once a factory to locally manufacture foot-and-mouth disease [ FMD ] vaccines begins operations. According to the…
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Ntungamo partially lifts FMD quarantine after six-month ban
NTUNGAMO, August 19, 2026 — Authorities in Ntungamo district have partially lifted the livestock quarantine imposed in February following an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease [ FMD ], allowing the controlled movement of…
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Gulu livestock farmers demand lower FMD vaccination fees
GULU, August 10, 2026 — Livestock farmers in Gulu District have rejected fees introduced by the Government of Uganda for vaccinating cattle and other domestic animals against Foot-and-Mouth Disease [FMD], one of…
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Nakapiripirit herders resist government’s mandatory livestock vaccination fees
NAKAPIRIPIRIT, July 14, 2026 — A new government proposal to introduce mandatory paid vaccinations against the highly infectious Foot-and-Mouth Disease [FMD] has sparked strong resistance among a section of livestock farmers in…
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MAAIF engages Kapchorwa stakeholders on livestock vaccination against FMD
KAPCHORWA, June 25, 2026 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has engaged leaders and technical officers in Kapchorwa district in a sensitisation meeting on the implementation of the…
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Kitgum to vaccinate 110,000 livestock under national FMD drive
KITGUM, June 22, 2026 — Kitgum district is set to vaccinate more than 110,000 livestock against Foot-and-Mouth Disease [FMD] this year under government’s new nationwide compulsory vaccination programme. Dr Francis Omona, the…
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Gov’t introduces cost-sharing policy for FMD vaccination
ISINGIRO, March 19, 2026 — The government has introduced a new cost-sharing policy requiring farmers to contribute financially towards vaccinating livestock against foot-and-mouth disease [ FMD ], in a move aimed at…
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MAAIF to vaccinate 44mln animals in January to curb spread of FMD
ENTEBBE, November 7, 2025 – The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal, Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] is set to vaccinate at least 44 million animals against the lethal foot and mouth disease [ FMD…
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