Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (Uganda)
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Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and fisheries[1] is established in Uganda for enhancing crop production and productivity, in a sustainable and environmentally safe manner, for improved food and nutrition security, employment, widened export base and improved incomes of the farmers;
Key functions
- Formulate, review and implement national policies, plans, strategies, regulations and standards and enforce laws, regulations and standards along the value chain of crops, livestock and fisheries;
- Control and manage epidemics and disasters, and support the control of sporadic and endemic diseases, pests and vectors;
- Regulate the use of agricultural chemicals, veterinary drugs, biological, planting and stocking materials as well as other inputs;
- Support the development of infrastructure and use of water for agricultural production along livestock, crop and fisheries value chains;
- Establish sustainable systems to collect, process, maintain and disseminate agricultural statistics and information;
- Support provision of planting and stocking materials and other inputs to increase production and commercialization of agriculture for food security and household income;
- Develop public infrastructure to support production, quality / safety assurance and value-addition along the livestock, crop and fisheries commodity chains;
- Monitor, inspect, evaluate and harmonize activities in the agricultural sector including local governments;
- Strengthen human and institutional capacity and mobilize financial and technical resources for delivery of agricultural services;
- Develop and promote collaborative mechanisms nationally, regionally and internationally on issues pertaining to the sector;
References
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