by UMPCU | Feb 28, 2019 | Livestock Production and Productivity Improvement
Uganda Meat Producers Cooperative Union Ltd. in partnership with Zoetis A.L.P.H.A Initiative have set up two animal diagnostic laboratories in Butalangu – Nakaseke district and Nabitanga in Sembabule district. The animal diagnostic laboratories was launched on...
by UMPCU | Nov 26, 2018 | Livestock Production and Productivity Improvement
The European Union has awarded EUR 1.5 million to the Uganda Meat Producers Cooperative Union Ltd. (UMPCU) to implement the “Farmer Led Beef Industry Investment and Sustainability” project (FALBIIS). This e five-year project, is implemented by UMPCU farmers which also...
by UMPCU | Oct 1, 2018 | Livestock Production and Productivity Improvement
In Summary In 2015, the government through the Ministry of Agriculture, declared a quarantine in the district and indefinitely closed cattle markets to avert the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). According to Mr Jude Kiganda, the Sembabule District vice...
by UMPCU | Aug 31, 2018 | Livestock Production and Productivity Improvement
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is an extremely contagious and infectious viral trans-boundary animal disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals especially ruminants and pigs. The disease causes immense losses in most cases with serious socio-economic/trade consequences...
by UMPCU | Aug 27, 2018 | Livestock Production and Productivity Improvement
The Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations (FAO) has held a Stakeholder’s feedback workshop on the recommendations to overcome challenges arising out of the escalating problem of ticks, tick-borne diseases and tick acaricide resistance in Uganda. The...
