MPs inspect NARO activities in Mukono and Wakiso

National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO),  is urging members of parliament to come up with legislation compelling all farmers to vaccinate their animals against ticks. MPs on the Agriculture Committee of Parliament have conducted an inspection of the National Animal tick vaccine plant at the crop resources research institute Namulonge.

The aim of inspecting the works that are soon to be completed is targeted at driving evidence-based policy-making in addressing agricultural challenges and fostering growth.

Following the reduction in the number of local chicken varieties Government through NARO has also moved in to scientifically multiply local varieties verified by MPs. Upon the site visit the MPs were taken around some of the technologies including the new anti-tick vaccine production site, coffee, fish, local chicken, soil, vegetables, and forestry among others.

Uganda will produce 10 million Animal vaccines monthly for cows, goats, and sheep.

"With time you're looking at a situation whereby we shall completely eradicate ticks from the grazing land using our vaccine if we agree to control the musing of the vaccine, And that's why we need some kind of a policy directive," says Yona Baguma the director general NARO.

The MPs visited the NARO Institutes of Mukono (MuZARDI) and Namulonge (NaCRRI). Yona Baguma says mandatory vaccination will reed the entire country of ticks.

"Once this vaccine is rolled out and available for farmers, every Ugandan farmer must apply the vaccine, then that we shall have a country that is free of ticks," Baguma said.