Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Patrick Wetaka is an experienced agricultural professional currently serving as an Agricultural Inspector at the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries since February 2023. Prior to this role, Wetaka worked as a District Agricultural Extension Officer at the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, contributing to the Agricultural Value Chain Development Programme in Central Uganda. Wetaka has also held the position of Agronomist at Amatheon Agri Uganda, overseeing various crop operations, and served as a Research Assistant at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, focusing on the National Banana Agronomy Project. Wetaka holds a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture from Gulu University and is pursuing an MSc in Crop Science with a focus on Agronomy at Makerere University.
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Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Vision A competitive, profitable and sustainable agricultural sector. Mission To transform subsistence farming to commercial agriculture. Strategic Objectives 1. To initiate the formulation and review of the policy and legal framework for the sector; 2. To establish and implement systems for service provision in the sector; 3. To strengthen and implement strategies, regulatory framework, standards, institutional structures and infrastructure for quality assurance and increased quantities of agricultural products to access and sustain local, regional and export markets; 4. To design and implement sustainable capacity building programmes for stakeholders in the agricultural sector through training, re-tooling, infrastructure, provision of logistics and ICT; 5. To develop strategies for sustainable food security; 6. To develop appropriate agricultural technologies for improved agricultural production, productivity and value addition through research; 7. To develop effective collaborative mechanisms with affiliated institutions; and 8. To take lead and establish a system and institutional framework for agricultural data collection, analyses, storage and dissemination to stakeholders including Uganda Bureau of Statistics.