President Museveni Opens a 700 million Tomato Processing Plant in Nakaseke

Makerere provides Technical Services and layout from the FTBIC and Mobile Fruit Processor

President Yoweri  Museveni has launched a 700 million  tomato  processing  plant in Kapeka   Nakaseke district dubbed Bulemezi 2014 Ltd. The  commissioning was organised in conjuction with Namunkenkera Agro processing  industry Ltd ,  a government initiative   of  rural industrial parks through  Gen. Salim Saleh who donated 100 acres  of land. Other  processing plants include The Nakaseke Grain millers Ltd, Western Greens Group of Companies, New Century Tile and Brick factory, Post Harvest Facility and Vunilla Uganda Ltd.

The industrial estate is spearheaded by the minister in-charge of Luwero Triangle, Gen. Salim Saleh as chief investor with support   and advise from investors, senior industrialists,  Cairo international Bank with technical services from Makerere University staff following the designing and acquisition of  the Food Technology and Business Incubation Center (FTBIC) and the Mobile Fruit  Factory.

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Israel Government Tripples intake for Agricultural Students

Highlights

• Israel Ambassador H.E Gil Haskel pledges to consult Israel institutions for more collaborations in Nile Perch Fish breeding, Forestry and other areas.
• Education Minister asks Makerere to establish Model farms for practical training
• Makerere seeks more internship slots, staff and student exchange cooperation

Israel government has tripled its intake for Agricultural students as a means of boosting the agricultural sector in Uganda. The number of students has tripled from 41 to 120.

The revelation was made by the Ambassador of Israel  H.E Gill Haskel  during his second visit to Makerere University on Monday March 3^rd, 2014 in a meeting  with various University and government officials.

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Makerere Vice Chancellor Prof. John Ddumba Sentamu Visits MUARIK : Raps Management and staff over the sorry state of the University Farm

Highlights

• VC impressed by research and teaching activities but disappointed  over farm unproductivity
• Decline in farm productivity associated with management and administrative inefficiencies, inadequate labor force, poor attitude of workers and lack of integration
• VC advises CAES and MUARIK   management and staff to pick lessons from Earth University and come up with a strategy to revamp the University farm.
• Management and staff request for full time Research Scientists and Director to be based at the institute
• Principal CAES tables short, medium and long plans for  MUARIK

Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof. John Ddumba Sentamu yesterday Tuesday  February 25, 2014  paid a visit to the Universitiy’s Agricultural Research Institute at Kabanyolo (MUARIK) but he was more disappointed than pleased.  He was on a fact finding mission to establish the status of the institute and his first  visit to this University farm under the College of Agricultural and Environmental sciences(CAES).

MAK Vice Chancellor Prof. John Ddumba Sentamu(L) and CAES Principal Prof. Bernard Bashaash during the meeting at CAEC

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