The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) has commenced the verification exercise for seeds and seedlings ahead of the planting season that is expected to begin in March 2021. As farmers wait for stable rains to begin […]
Government to invest Sh.40bn in the factory through NAADS and UDC The government through NAADS and UDC is in the process of establishing a fruit processing facility in Greater Masaka sub-region. The proposed 5 MT/hr factory is one of the initiatives to promote agro-industrialization – one of the 18 programmes being implemented under National Development […]
The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) with the aim of addressing food insecurity and poverty among the faithful and the general farming population in Uganda. The signing ceremony took place at the NAADS Secretariat on Thursday 19th November 2020, officiated by […]
The government through the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has commenced the process of establishing a fruit processing facility in the Greater Masaka Region, an initiative to promote agro-industrialization. Since 2014, NAADS has supported the production of fruits mainly mangoes, pineapples, citrus, and passion fruits in different regions across the country through the distribution of […]
NAADS distributes over 2 million maize and bean seed as second planting season begins The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has commenced the distribution of planting materials to farmers ahead of the second planting season for the year 2020 that has begun. As the Government agency that is responsible for managing the distribution of agricultural […]
NAADS has commenced the distribution of planting materials across the country in preparation for the upcoming season that is expected this month of August 2020. NAADS together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has been mobilizing and preparing farmers for the planting season that is yet to begin. In this season, NAADS […]
As farmers prepare for the upcoming season, NAADS together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries and other partners has embarked on an exercise to mobilize and prepare farmers for the planting season. The process follows the verification of the quality and quantity of agricultural inputs (seeds and seedlings) across the country in […]
Members of the Board of NAADS headed by the Chairperson Mr. Robert Galusanja Kibirango conducted a monitoring visit to the sugarcane project in the district of Lamwo and Amuru. The Government, through the NAADS, is supporting the members of Atiak Sugar Cane Out Growers Cooperative Society Limited to implement the sugarcane production project in Northern […]
The government of Uganda has assured farmers in Nwoya district that the construction of the long-awaited Nwoya Fruit factory is to commence at the beginning of next Financial Year 2020/2021. The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Hon. Vincent Ssempijja gave this assurance while speaking to mango traders in Kampala on Kafumbe Mukasa road […]
Government through the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has established a 6 metric ton per hour factory in Yumbe district in West Nile. The factory is a value addition initiative by Government to increase sustainable production, productivity and value addition in key growth opportunities. Government has so far injected shs.8.9 billion to establish and operationalize […]
