The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) on Monday, 1oth May presented their 5-year accountability report during the ongoing annual 7-day series dubbed the Manifesto Week. A cabinet presentation by MAAIF’s line Minister, Vincent Ssempijja revealed that over the last four years, the ministry has distributed 7,086,504kg of bean seed to smallholder farmers. The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) government in 2016 stated its aspirations to transform Uganda from a low-income society to a competitive middle-income country in the near future. The Agricultural Minister in his last-mile annual report also pointed out his ministry’s other achievements during this…
MANIFESTO WEEK: Agriculture ministry distributes over 7 million kilograms of bean seed to smallholder farmers, supports commodities for national export earnings

Vincent Ssempijja, Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. Courtesy photo




