Egypt, Uganda Expand Farm Cooperation
Egypt's agriculture minister met Uganda's counterpart in Cairo to discuss joint crop and livestock projects and expanded vaccine supply.
Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Agriculture
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Egypt's agriculture minister met Uganda's agriculture minister in Cairo to discuss agricultural cooperation. The two countries agreed to expand cultivation of strategic crops on a jointly operated 500-hectare farm.
Why it matters
The talks signal deeper bilateral food security ties between the two countries, with joint investment and private-sector partnerships expected to follow. Expanding production of staple crops and livestock health supplies could affect regional agricultural supply chains.
The jointly operated integrated crop and livestock farm in Uganda covers 500 hectares, and Egypt supplies around 10 million doses of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine to Uganda annually. The source does not report production volumes, investment amounts, or delivery timelines for either arrangement.
The players
Egypt's Veterinary Serum and Vaccine Research Institute
Egypt's state research body that produces foot-and-mouth disease vaccines in cooperation with private-sector companies for export.
Bright Rwamirama
Uganda's State Minister for Animal Industry, who attended the Cairo meeting on livestock and vaccine cooperation.
The details
Uganda's State Minister for Animal Industry, Bright Rwamirama, attended the Cairo meeting, where the ministers reviewed progress on the farm and the vaccine supply agreement. The ministers agreed to expand cultivation of maize, soybeans, beans, wheat and sunflower and discussed opening Uganda's market to Egyptian poultry and eggs.
Timeline
December 2024: Egypt-Uganda Business Council launched to facilitate private-sector partnerships.
November 8, 2026: Ministers met in Cairo to discuss agricultural cooperation.
Regional Context
The Egypt-Uganda arrangement builds on the vaccine production of Egypt's Veterinary Serum and Vaccine Research Institute, extending it into a standing export supply to Uganda. The partnership sits within the wider Nile Basin cooperation context in which the two countries are operating.
Expanded cooperation could eventually affect the availability of maize, soybeans, beans, wheat, sunflower, and poultry products in Uganda. The source does not specify when any of these changes would reach consumers.
The takeaway
Bilateral agricultural partnerships like this one can link vaccine production, crop expansion and private-sector investment within a single framework. Readers tracking food security in East Africa should watch for the concrete timelines that follow the announced expansions.
Further reading
For more on food production trends, see the Agriculture section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by جريدة الأهرام.
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