by UMPCU | Feb 9, 2021 | General, Livestock Production and Productivity Improvement
One of the key focus areas of the Uganda Meat Producers Cooperative Union Ltd (UMPCU), is to increase production and productivity through the control of diseases. One of the common diseases affecting cattle in Uganda which in turn has a negative impact on farmers’...
by UMPCU | Mar 20, 2020 | General, Lobby and Advocacy
Uganda Meat Producers Cooperative Union Ltd would like to inform its members that the Annual General Meeting which was scheduled for Friday 27th March 2020, has been postponed to Thursday 30th April 2020 when it is hoped that the health crisis will have been resolved....
by UMPCU | Feb 25, 2020 | General, Livestock Production and Productivity Improvement
Livestock farmers in Sembabule district and its surrounding areas have been educated about tick resistance, classification of acaricides; the different brands on the market, and acaricide use and rotation. UMPCU in collaboration with Norbrook Uganda held a seminar on...
by UMPCU | Feb 19, 2020 | General, Livestock Production and Productivity Improvement
Deworming is a routine practice done on a farm after a period of 3-4 months depending on the location of the farm and helminths load in animals, as well as the clinical signs observed for helminthiasis in cattle. “Helminths are worm-like...
by UMPCU | Feb 7, 2020 | General, Livestock Production and Productivity Improvement
A 7-man team of young trainees from the Directorate-General for the Development Cooperation of the European Union (DEVCO), on a visit to Uganda for a one-week study tour that took them to parts of Central Uganda. Being one of the beneficiaries of European Union...