Pig Industry News: Uganda
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
FAO Supports Transformation of Uganda's Agri SectorUGANDA - FAO Director-General José 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 smallholders...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Towards Integrated Animal Health: Food Safety Surveillance in East AfricaUGANDA - Animal diseases have wide ranging impacts on both animals and people, from decimating livestock and wildlife to threatening public health, compromising food safety, food security and crippling...
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Farmers Rush for Pig Insemination TechnologyUGANDA - As Makerere University continues to succeed in research, more farmers are increasingly adopting the institution's Artificial insemination technology in Pigs....
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Health Experts Say Most Pork in Kampala UnsafeUGANDA - Majority of pork supplied in Kampala for human consumption is contaminated, the Kampala Capital City Authority public health department has warned. ...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Adjumani Residents Defy Quarantine on PigsUGANDA - Efforts to contain African swine fever, which broke out in Adjumani District seven months ago, is being hindered by residents' defiance of a quarantine imposed by the veterinary department....
Thursday, January 05, 2012
ASF: Govt Bans Movement of Pigs in EntebbeUGANDA - The government has instituted a ban on movement of pigs in Wakiso District following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) that has claimed many pigs....
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
ASF: Residents Defy Ban on Pork in UgandaUGANDA - Residents of Adjumani District in Uganda have ignored health warnings about the risks associated with eating pork from pigs killed by African swine fever....
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
ASF Kills Minimum of 500 Pigs in AmuruUGANDA - At least 500 pigs in Amuru District have succumbed to the highly contagious African swine fever, a disease that mainly affects pigs....
Thursday, September 08, 2011
600 Pigs in Gulu Killed by African Swine FeverUGANDA - The African swine fever that has been devastating Gulu District and neighbouring areas has now claimed lives of at least 600 pigs since April this year....
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
African Swine Fever Derails Pig Rearing in GuluUGANDA - Despite pig farming being a quick economic venture, farmers in Gulu district cannot engage in pig rearing any more following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the district in the middle...
Monday, November 29, 2010
Quarantine Imposed on Pigs Due to ASFUGANDA - Gulu has imposed a quarantine on pigs and restricted their movement in the district. This was after over 150 pigs died of African swine fever in Odek, Lakwana, Koro and Bardege sub-counties in...
Monday, June 14, 2010
Pork Sales in Moyo District Banned Over ASFUGANDA - A ban on pork and its products in Moyo district could cost business people millions of shillings due to the outbreak of the contagious African swine fever. ...
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Epileptic Seizures Linked to Pork WormsUGANDA - In a bid to educate the public about the risks of consuming pork, the Epilepsy Support Association, Uganda, an umbrella organisation for people living with epilepsy has gone into a partnership...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Locals Make Banana Waste into Feed IngredientUGANDA - A local initiative has been set up to collect banana peel and dry it to make a nutritious feed ingredient for poultry and pigs....
Monday, October 05, 2009
Report: Kampala and Mukono Lead in Pig RearingUGANDA - Almost half of the 3.2 million pigs in the country are kept by farmers in only three districts of Uganda, a report reveals....
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Pigs Have the Fastest ReturnsUGANDA - A Guide to Pig Production at Farm Level is a useful farm tool every commercial pig-keeper must have. It was published by Fountain Publishers in conjunction with I@mak project....
Monday, May 11, 2009
Pork Sales in Uganda Dip Over H1N1 Flu FearsUGANDA - Pork sales in Mbale have sharply declined following the outbreak of swine flu in other parts of the world....
Monday, January 05, 2009
Ugandans Advised to Keep More PigsUGANDA - Ugandans have been urged to take advantage of the overwhelming demand for pork and poultry products in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo....
Monday, September 03, 2007
Bageya turns to pigsUGANDA - Former Busia resident district commissioner George Patrick Bageya has turned to rearing pigs on his 100-acre farm. ...
Thursday, November 02, 2006
New Breed to Boost Piggery in MukonoUGANDA - Mukono Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MUZARDI) has imported a new hybrid variety of pigs from South Africa to boost piggery farming in the district. ...
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