President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday met the outgoing German Ambassador, His Excellency Matthias Schauer, and discussed matters of mutual interest between Uganda and Germany.
President Museveni thanked him for his service and contribution towards strengthening the friendly relations between Uganda and Germany and wished him a happy and fulfilling retirement.
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Ambassador Matthias Schauer came Uganda in 2020 and his previous posting was as Deputy Head of Mission to Ethiopia, where he was also dealing with the African Union.
Matthias Schauer has served at the German Permanent Representation to the UN in Geneva and has gained experience in EU affaires both in Brussels and Berlin andchis first posting was to Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Meanwhile President Museveni met and held talks with the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Uganda, Her Excellency Frederieke Quispel at State House, Entebbe and their discussion focused mainly on agriculture, animal feeds, fish farming and economic cooperation between Uganda and the Netherlands.
The discussion emerges as key area was the growing demand for raw materials to support Dutch investments in Uganda’s animal feed industry, including the De Heus Fish Feed Factory in Jinja and President Museveni emphasized the need to increase production of key agricultural raw materials such as maize, cassava and soya to support the expanding animal feeds sector.
The President revealed that he intends to convene a conference of maize growers to discuss ways of boosting production to meet the increasing demand from factories producing animal feeds and also observed that tax duty on animal feeds produced within Uganda should be removed in order to support local production and attract more investment into the sector.
On environmental conservation, the President said the government is promoting fish farming as an alternative source of livelihood aimed at reducing encroachment on wetlands.
Ambassador Quispel described her posting in Uganda as the best assignment in her diplomatic career and conveyed congratulatory messages and best wishes from the King of the Netherlands to President Museveni, noting that the Netherlands looks forward to strengthening economic collaboration with Uganda.
She disclosed that about 60 Dutch businesses are currently operating in Uganda, making the Netherlands one of Uganda’s largest foreign investors and are largest foreign investor and Netherlands is honored opening up those factories in animal feeds.
Ambassador Quispel, however, noted that factories involved in animal feed production are facing challenges in accessing enough raw materials locally and are forced to import some products, including soya from Zambia and added that Dutch investors are willing to invest in cooperatives to help increase production, noting that there is growing demand for raw materials used in animal feeds manufacturing.
She further noted that the Netherlands has drawn inspiration from Uganda’s agricultural sector and expressed optimism about continued cooperation between the two countries.
