Uganda

UGANDA - Exports in the fishing export sector are set to get a boost if the country is allowed to trade it's aquaculture products on the European market.

UGANDA - Edward Rukunja, the assistant commissioner for fisheries in the agriculture ministry, stated that Uganda needs to increase its aquaculture production as fish stocks dwindle, whilst opening th…

UGANDA - Uganda and ten other African countries have started drafting a comprehensive policy that seeks to promote aquaculture, with the private sector as the major player.

UGANDA - There is currently a high demand for fish in Uganda which is not being met from wild fisheries due to overfishing in the country's lakes. Paul Wasswa who runs a charity and farm project in Ug…

UGANDA - Ugandan Vice-President, Edward Ssekandi, has advised the people to invest in fish farming in order to reduce dependence on fish from the lakes.

UGANDA - Commercial fish farmers and local fishermen will soon be able to boost their incomes as the country's tilapia will soon be hitting the German markets.

UGANDA - FAO Director-General Jos 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 small…

UGANDA - Fish dealers have called upon the Government to intervene in fish feeds production. The dealers complain that the feeds on the market are sub-standard and lead to stunted growth, affecting th…

UGANDA - The Sixth Annual Fish Farmers Symposium and Trade Fair is taking place in Kampala, Uganda on the 23 - 25 January 2013. This years theme is "play your part in sustainable commercial aquacultu…

UGANDA - The main objective of the fifth symposium is to share the experiences and results of farmers who have adopted Best Management Practices and the challenges associated with their application on…

UGANDA - Fishermen on Lake Victoria, Uganda, are been encouraged by the government to start rearing fish in the lake, rather than relying on capture fisheries, which the government says are declining.…

UGANDA - The ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has completed drafting a new policy that seeks to promote fish farming in the country through establishing aquaculture parks. The po…

UGANDA - The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries will soon ratify a new policy expected to favour aquaculture and boost fish farming.

UGANDA - Uganda loses $180m (Shs427b) in foreign earnings annually to illegal fishing, Fisheries minister Ruth Nankabirwa has said.

UGANDA - Increasing Fish Production and Consumption in Uganda is the theme of the fifth annual fish farmers' symposium and trade fair in Kampala. The main objective of the symposium is to share the ex…

UGANDA - Justus Rutaisire of Uganda's Makerere University is reversing the decline of Uganda's aquaculture industry.

UGANDA - Fish farmers in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district are to receive fish fry from the sub-county hatcheries. The hatcheries were recently restocked with parent fish that can produce over 30,0…

UGANDA - The Uganda and Chinese government have joined forces to build an agricultural technology demonstration centre at Kajjansi Aquaculture Research and Development Centre.

UGANDA - The government is taking steps to restore the fish sector, which earns significant exports.

UGANDA - Fish farming in cages is to be set up in Kabarole district.