Visit to the Kawumu Tannery factory
The Ministry staff led by the Comissioner BDQA Dr Joshua Mutambi accompanied a COMESA delegation for incredible visit to the Kawumu Tannery, a government owned state-of-the-art leather factory in Kawumu village, Luweero district. Kawumu Tannery was established with the following objectives which include adding value to leather, substituting the importation of leather products into the country and to promote exports of leather products.The craftsmanship and attention to detail of the workers was truly impressive. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives is so proud to support and promote the leather industry in our region. The delegation full of experts in …
The UMA 28th Uganda International Trade Fair 2022
The Uganda Manufacturers Association held its 28th Uganda International Trade Fair, the first in two years, following the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The UMA 28th Uganda International Trade Fair started on 3rd to 10th October 2022 under the theme, “Business recovery by harnessing local sourcing and deepening value chains integration” at UMA Show Grounds. The Trade Fair attracts local and international manufacturers, traders, distributors from all sectors of the economy; with an average of 300,000 visitors. The public awareness of the exhibitors arising out of their participation has resulted in the growth of numerous brands and companies that …
The Ministry receives support for Uganda Accreditation Services from Development Partners.
The Ministry is in the process of implementing the National Accreditation Services. The key activities to implement the National accreditation systems include; i. Development of the management system documentation to operationalize provision of accreditation of conformity assessment system. ii. Development, registration and gazette of the Uganda National Accreditation Services (UGANAS) Logo. iii. Development and registration of the UGANAS website. iv. Awareness creation on accreditation to the public about the importance and benefits of accreditation in supporting market access, technology adaptation, efficiency in manufacturing process, research and innovation. The Ministry has received the following support from Development Partners as below; JOINT …
Launch of the Uganda’s second armored vehicle manufacturing and assembly plant
H.E President Y.K. Museveni launched the the second armored vehicle manufacturing and assembly plant. This is a partnership between the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) and the Streit Group. The plant was commissioned in Nakasongola. The plant is to produce vehicles for Uganda’s military, police VIPs and Regional requirements. The partnership between Uganda People Defence Force- UPDF’s NEC and Streit Group will benefit Uganda in many other ways including technology transfer, local capacity building among others. The President also emphasised that this will lead to import substitution where importation of armored vehicles will become history. …
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
MINISTRY OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COOPERATIVES CALL FOR PROPOSALS The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has been implementing the Rural Industrial Development Project (RIDP) since 2017/18 as a tool to promote value addition to agro based value chains and other raw materials with a comparative advantage. Through this project, the Ministry supports rural communities organized under Cooperative Societies or Associations with equipment for value addition; training in business management & value addition skills and principles of cooperative movement and certification of their products through UNBS. The Ministry is now calling for proposals from potential Cooperative Societies to seek for …
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Minister Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Francis Mwebesa commissions Kinyara Industrial White Sugar Refinery Plant
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Minister Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Francis Mwebesa commissions Kinyara Industrial White Sugar Refinery Plant. On Saturday 5th February, the President of Uganda His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni together with the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Francis Mwebesa commissioned a 15million USD Kinyara Industrial White Sugar Refinery plant in Masindi District. The refinery will produce 60,000 metric tons of industrial white sugar annually, consuming about 70,000 metric tons of mill brown sugar as raw material. With the refinery now in existence, the raw material requirement will increase by 823,530 metric tonnes of sugar …
Uganda Development Corporation gets new Board
Uganda Development Corporation gets new Board The Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Hon. Mwebesa Francis has charged the new Board of Directors of Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) to be patriotic and ensure adherence to the law and due process in all its undertakings. The Minister made the remarks at the inauguration of the Board on Tuesday at Kampala Serena Hotel. The Board was appointed by the Minister and approved by Cabinet in accordance with section 6 (3) of the UDC Act 2016. In his counsel to the Board on what is expected of it, Hon. Mwebesa pointed out the …
Africa Industrialization Day 2021 Commemorated
On Friday 19th November 2021 Uganda led by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives commemorated the African Industrialization day. Under the theme “Inclusive and sustainable Local Manufacturing”. On the same day, the Vice President H.E Jessica Alupo who represented the President as the Chief Guest launched the Green Manufacturing Strategy and National Industrial Database and Information portal. The Minister State Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (Industry), Hon. David Bahati encouraged all the manufacturing firms to adopt and implement the Green Manufacturing Strategy and urged the media to disseminate this strategy. He also added that manufacturing enterprises need to control pollution, improve …
