Uganda, March 18 -- The government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), is set to introduce a new authority to harmonise regulation and enforcement of food safety and quality standards.

During a three-day consultative retreat on the principles for the Food and Agriculture Authority in Entebbe at the weekend, the State Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Lt Col (Rtd) Bright Rwamirama, said the authority would harmonise efforts by the government to ensure quality of both agricultural inputs and products.

Col Rwamirama said the consultations are geared towards accumulating extensive input, supplementing the existing framework documents, in order to formulate the core principles of...