Govt gives workers over 400 motorcycles to boost livestock disease control

Government has distributed more 50 motorcycles to extension workers hoping to boost fisheries, crop and livestock disease control, according to the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Frank Tumwebaze.

“A month ago, we gave out 169 motorcycles in the districts of Lango, Acholi and West Nile. Last year, we gave out 200 bikes. Our strategy is to have no district complain that they haven’t been given. In this lot, it’s mainly central, southwestern and western Uganda. We should have one or two motorbikes per sub-county; one for the livestock and one for…