Bill to Regulate Manufacture and Sell of Agricultural Inputs Tabled

Government is moving to regulate the manufacture, distribution, importation and supply of veterinary medicine, veterinary devices, agricultural chemicals and agricultural chemical application equipment. The move is embedded in a Bill titled, ‘The Food and Agriculture Regulatory Authority Bill, 2026’ that was tabled by the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze on Tuesday, 25 August 2026. The proposed law that is will be processed by the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries seeks to superintend over the surge in counterfeit and substandard veterinary medicines and agricultural chemicals. Among key provisions in the Bill is the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Regulatory Authority to ensure standard veterinary and agricultural inputs on the market as well as licensing manufacturers and distributors of agricultural chemicals. “There are high levels of medicines, chemical residues and contaminants such as aflatoxins and heavy metals in our food. The existence of such substances compromises our health and safety, and greatly affects the integrity of our food exports,” reads the Bill in part. The Bill also states that the