Farmers selling illicit pesticides face jail
Saturday May 08 2021
Plant agronomist, Livingstone Bananuka (middle), inspects some of the company’s agro input products as they are being packaged for distribution. Photo/Michael Kakumirizi
Summary
Counterfeits come from unknown sources and therefore the contents within are unknown. Some cancers have been linked to some of these counterfeits because of the incidences of heavy metal prevailing in uncontrolled items.
Different statistics from various reports and surveys indicate that counterfeits account for 30-40 per cent of all agricultural inputs on the market.
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Recently, agrochemical giants- Bukoola Chemical Industries Limited and the Anti- Counterfeit Network (ACN) unveiled a 90-day sensitisation campaign dubbed “Protect Life…Twefeeko.” The campaign aimed at equipping farmers, stockists and consumers with information about how to spot fake agrochemical products on the market with the hope of stomping th
Fight against fake agro-chemicals intensifies
Saturday May 01 2021
Dr Peter Kyabaggu (left), the director of Bukoola Chemical Industries explains the difference between a genuine and fake herbicide during the launch of a campaign to fight fake agro-chemicals on the market on Thursday. Photo/Michael Kakumirizi
Summary
Bukoola Chemical Industries will be working in close partnership with the Anti-Counterfeit Network (ACN) to create awareness about illegal vs genuine pesticides across the country through various communication efforts
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Bukoola Chemical Industries Ltd, the largest agro-chemical distributing companies in Uganda in partnership with the Anti-Counterfeit Network has unveiled a campaign dubbed “Protect life…Twefeeko”.
Daily Monitor
Thursday March 11 2021
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Mr Fred Muwema says: We should, however, do something about aflatoxins and resume the lucrative maize exports.
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The past few days have left some Ugandans who know in a spot of bother because of the story of Kenya banning export of Ugandan maize contaminated with aflatoxins.
The Daily Monitor online delivered another headline on March 8 titled: “Kenya adds maize, chicken and eggs on list of banned Ugandan exports.” It is reported in that story that the ban will hold back about 350,000 tonnes of maize exported annually to Kenya.
This is bound to setback an already frail Ugandan economy beleaguered by the disastrous effects of Covid-19 by more than $120m in denied income.