Poultry Industry News: Uganda
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Poultry Farmers Get Quality Assurance LaboratoryUGANDA - In an effort to expand the market for poultry products, Ugachick has launched a quality assurance laboratory. ...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
FAO Supports Transformation of Uganda's Agri SectorUGANDA - 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....
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Towards Integrated Animal Health: Food Safety Surveillance in East AfricaUGANDA - Animal diseases have wide ranging impacts on both animals and people, from decimating livestock and wildlife to threatening public health, compromising food safety, food security and crippling livelihoods....
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Cheap Imports Suffocate Uganda’s Poultry IndustryUGANDA - Local chicken dealers are losing ground on sales due to the continued entry of cheap imports from Brazil, South Africa and Europe. ...
Friday, July 06, 2012
Uganda Losing Billions in Poultry ImportsUGANDA - Uganda is losing billions of shillings in imports of chicken from Brazil according to investigations....
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Poultry Farmers Cry Foul Over MarketUGANDA - Farmers in eastern Uganda have expressed frustration over lack of market for their broiler chicken and other poultry products. ...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Hy-Line International Honours Uganda DistributorUGANDA - Biyinzika Enterprises was recently honoured by Hy-Line International and received an award recognising five years of serving as the Hy-Line distributor in Uganda. ...
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Focus of Poultry Farming in GuluUGANDA - Efforts are being made to encourage poultry production in the district of Gulu....
Friday, September 02, 2011
President Museveni Launches Poultry VaccineUGANDA - President Yoweri Museveni has launched a locally developed thermostable Newcastle disease vaccine....
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Producers under Pressure from High Feed PricesUGANDA - High feed prices are driving poultry farmers out of business....
Monday, August 01, 2011
Relief for Farmers as Feed Prices DropUGANDA - Poultry feed prices have fallen back slightly after last month's dramatic increase....
Thursday, July 21, 2011
More Productive Chickens Help Poor Ugandans UGANDA - Kuroilers, a type of robust but productive chicken developed in India, have potential to alleviate hunger and raise rural incomes in Uganda. ...
Monday, June 27, 2011
Farmers Struggle with Rising Feed PricesUGANDA - Egg producers have experienced rapid feed price rises, which some blame on exports of maize to neighbouring countries, and they are being forced to cut back on production....
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Fifth Poultry Drug BannedUGANDA - The National Drug Authority (NDA) has banned another veterinary drug used for treating bacterial and protozoan diseases in poultry....
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Four Poultry Medications BannedUGANDA - The National Drug Authority (NDA) has banned four poultry drugs thought to be potentially harmful to human health....
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Uganda's Poultry Industry in the SpotlightUGANDA - The poultry industry is attracting more investment attention, despite its challenges related to the skyrocketing costs of production emanating from increased exports of maize to neighbouring countries....
Friday, January 21, 2011
Maize Exports Cause Feed ShortagesUGANDA - Increasing exports of maize from Uganda is starting to cause shortages on the local market and this could force poultry farmers out of business. ...
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Ugandan Firm to Manufacture ND VaccineUGANDA - The government has formed a partnership with a local company to manufacture a vaccine against Newcastle disease (ND). ...
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Incubator Maker Spurs Uganda's Poultry IndustryUGANDA - Locally manufactured incubators are giving the poultry industry a boost....
Monday, June 21, 2010
Poultry Farmers in Kampala to Receive ServicesUGANDA - Youth and women farmers in the five divisions of Kampala will receive 40,000 broiler chicks this financial year, Dr Aggrey Kyobuguzi, the head of the programme has said. ...
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Costly Chicken Feed Hurting Poultry IndustryUGANDA - Scarcity of food in the region has had a negative impact on the poultry industry culminating into increased in prices of chicken on the market. ...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Local Group Makes Banana Waste into Feed IngredientUGANDA - A local initiative has been set up to collect banana peel and dry it to make a nutritious feed ingredient for poultry and pigs....
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Uganda Issues Deadly Fly WarningUGANDA - The Ministry of Agriculture is warning poultry keepers in the east of the country about high numbers of simulium flies. These insects can kill poultry and cause blindness in people. ...
Monday, April 27, 2009
Newcastle Disease Control Programme DelayedUGANDA - A project to produce Newcastle disease vaccine has run into financial difficulties and is now delayed....
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Farmers Succeed with Local BreedsUGANDA - Local breeds of chicken are helping small farmers to a profitable business....
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