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Parliament approves merger of agricultural agencies

Parliament has approved the government’s proposal to abolish the Cotton Development Organization (CDO), Dairy Development Authority (DDA), and the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS). Their functions will be integrated into the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. Agriculture Minister, Mr Frank Tumwebaze, supported the rationalization, arguing that it would streamline service delivery by eliminating duplication of roles. The parliamentary agriculture committee, chaired by Lira District Woman MP Linda Auma, recommended the merger of the CDO, assuring that cotton sector activities would continue as long as experts from the organization were absorbed into the ministry. While presenting the bill on the DDA, Auma supported the merger but cautioned the government to ensure that the ministry did not jeopardize the dairy […] The post Parliament approves merger of agricultural agencies first appeared on 93.3 KFM.

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