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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL INDUSTRY & FISHERIES

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DIARY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (DDA)

Mandate: to perform regulatory and dairy development services for stakeholders in the dairy sector and support the development of the dairy sector into a sustainable, competitive and vibrant sector as well serving as an advisor to Government on dairy industry development policies and legislative measures in respect to the provision of linkages between research, extension staff and support to dairy farmers.

Location: Head Office

Dairy Development Authority

P. O. Box 34006 Kampala,

Plot 1 Kafu Road, Nakasero,

NATIONAL ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCE CENTRE AND DATA BANK

Mandate: to play a leading role in the commercialisation of animal breeding activities in Uganda and also carry out development activities that enhance animal genetic improvement and productivity.

Location: National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank

Plot 96-108, Nsamizi Road,

P.O.Box 183, Entebbe-Uganda

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION (NARO)

Mandate: to coordinate, oversee and guide agricultural research in Uganda.

Goal: to enhance the contribution of agricultural research to sustainable agricultural productivity, sustained competitiveness, economic growth, food security and poverty eradication.

Location: Plot 3, Lugard Avenue, Entebbe

P.O. Box 295, Entebbe, Uganda

+256 -41- 320178

dgnaro@naro.go.ug

NATIONAL AGRICULTURE ADVISORY SERVICES (NAADS)

Mandate: to support and manage agricultural input distribution chains, promote strategic commodity interventions, agricultural chain development and farmer access to agricultural financing.

Location: Plot 5 Kyadondo Road, Block B, Legacy Towers, Nakasero, Kampala – Uganda

OPERATION WEALTH CREATION (OWC)

Mandate: to distribute farm inputs to farmers and coordinate Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies for improved service delivery aimed at transforming the 68% Ugandans outside the money economy.

Location: Plot 66 Katego Road, Kampala

UGANDA COTTON DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION (UCDO)

Mandate: to promote and monitor production and marketing of cotton and also represent all aspects of the cotton industry in Uganda.Location: Cotton House, Plot 15, Clement Hill Roa

UGANDA COFFEE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (UCDA)

Mandate: to promote and oversee the coffee industry by supporting research, promoting production, controlling the quality and improving the marketing of coffee in order to optimise foreign exchange earnings for the country and payments to the farmers.

Location: Coffee House, Plot 35 Jinja Road, Kampala

NATIONAL BANANA RESEARCH PROGRAMME

Mandate: as an arm under NARO, the National Banana Research Programme mandate is to generate banana varieties that improve of the banana production and productivity in the country.

Location: National Banana Research Program

National Agricultural Research Laboratories

(NARL) – Kawanda along Bombo – Gulu road.

NATIONAL CROPS RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Mandate: to generate, develop and disseminate crop technologies, methods and knowledge on food and cash crops appropriate to agro-ecologies in the country.

Location: Namulonge, Gayaza

P.O. Box 7084, Kampala

NATIONAL FISHERIES RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Mandate: to conduct basic and applied research of national and strategic importance in aquaculture, capture fisheries, water environment, socio-economic and marketing and information communication management and emerging issues in the fisheries sector.

Location: Plot 39-45, Nile Crescent & Plots 28-32, Oboja Road, Jinja

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