Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (Uganda)

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is a cabinet-level ministry of the government of Uganda. The mandate of the ministry is to "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". The ministry is also responsible for the "enhancement of 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".^[1]

Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries

Coat of Arms of Uganda
Ministry overview
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Uganda
Headquarters	Berkerly Lane, Entebbe, Uganda
Ministry executive	Frank Tumwebaze, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Website	Homepage

The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister appointed by the president. Frank Tumwebaze is the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries.^[2]

Location

The headquarters of MAAIF are located at Berkerly Lane in the city of Entebbe on the shores of Lake Victoria.^[3] The coordinate of the ministry headquarters are 0°03'27.0"N, 32°28'36.0"E (Latitude:0.057500; Longitude:32.476667).^[4]

Departments

The ministry is organised into the following departments.^[5]

• Agricultural Planning
• Animal Production & Marketing
• Entomology
• Crop Production & Marketing^[6]
• Crop Inspection and Certification
• Crop Protection
• Farm Development
• Agricultural Infrastructure, Mechanization and Water for Agricultural Production
• Finance & Administration
• Fisheries Resources and Development
• Fisheries Regulation Control and Quality Assurance
• Aquacultuer Management and Development.
• Livestock Health & Entomology

Affiliated agencies

In the execution of its mandate, the ministry collaborates closely with the following semi-autonomous government agencies:^[7]

1. Control of Trypanosomiasis in Uganda
2. Cotton Development Organisation
3. Dairy Development Authority
4. National Agricultural Advisory Services
5. National Agricultural Research Organisation
6. National Genetic Resource Centre and Databank
7. Plan For Modernisation of Agriculture Secretariat
8. Uganda Coffee Development Authority

List of ministers

• Frank Tumwebaze (8 June 2021 - present)^[8]
• Vincent Ssempijja (6 June 2016 - 8 June 2021)^[9]
• Tress Bucyanayandi (27 May 2011 - 6 June 2016)^[10]
• Hope Mwesigye (16 February 2009 - 27 May 2011)^[11]
• Hillary Onek (1 June 2006 - 16 February 2009)^[12]
• Janat Mukwaya (12 January 2005 - 1 June 2006)^[13]
• Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa (c. 1999 - 2004)^[14]

See also

• Parliament of Uganda
• Agriculture in Uganda

References

1. MAAIF (26 September 2016). . Entebbe: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
2. Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
3. MAAIF (26 September 2016). . Entebbe: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
4. Google (26 September 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (Uganda)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
5. MAAIF (26 September 2016). "Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (Uganda): Departments". Entebbe: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (Uganda) (MAAIF). Retrieved 26 September 2016.
6. Tentena, Paul (19 July 2016). "Uganda targets quality seed". East African Business Week. Kampala. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
7. MAAIF (26 September 2016). . Entebbe: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (Uganda) (MAAIF). Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
8. New Vision (9 June 2021). "President Museveni names new Cabinet". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
9. "Museveni appoints his wife to key ministry in new cabinet". Africanews. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
10. Mukasa, Henry (28 May 2011). . New Vision (Kampala). Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
11. . New Vision (Kampala). 18 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
12. Mukasa, Henry (2 June 2006). . New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 11 December 2014) on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
13. Mukasa, Henry; Osike, Felix (13 January 2005). . New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
14. "Kisamba Mugerwa: the family man, politician and economist". Monitor. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

External links

• Webpage of the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries