Daily Monitor
Thursday April 01 2021
To ensure that traders do not pay hefty fines because of lack of information, the government of Uganda and its development partners have unveiled a trade information portal
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The importation must be in conformity with the set standards as prescribed by Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS).
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Uganda is a big importer of a variety of goods ranging from automobiles, electricals, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, apparel, alcoholic and soft drinks, machinery, through Entebbe airport and other designated border points like Malaba, Nimule and Mutukula.
In 2020 Uganda imported merchandise worth $ 8.25 billion, a higher value compared to previous years. The country’s import partners include; China, India, Kenya, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Gambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Don’t dry produce on bare ground - minister
Tuesday March 16 2021
Men dry maize in Butebo Village, Pallisa District in 2014. Government has banned drying of agricultural produce on bare ground. PHOTO/ FILE
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Drying the harvests is a common practice among farmers and dealers.
Mr Vincent Ssempijja, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, said drying produce on bare ground predisposes produce to moulds and affects the quality.
“When the produce is placed on bare ground during open-sun drying, it causes contamination and this is the reason why the quality of our seeds like maize is doubted when we take them to other markets,” Mr Ssempijja said while launching the construction works for 17 coffee processing factories at Katwade Village, Masaka District at the weekend.