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Agriculture minister announces planned Shs310 billion tea sector intervention and new regulations

Policy & Legislation Single source Uganda (national) 10 Apr 2026 Severity: 1/5

Minister of State for Agriculture Fred Bwino Kyakulaga told a tea processors' retreat in Fort Portal City that government is drafting new laws and guidelines for the tea sector and plans a 310 billion shillings intervention, according to URN via The Independent. He said the package covers fertilisers, a 152 billion shillings bailout for processors and 112 billion shillings owed to seedling suppliers, with 8 billion shillings already allocated for fertilisers.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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