A government bill introduced four years ago has pitted the cabinet against Parliament's committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries over the MPs' proposed amendments to the bill. The Plant Protection and Health Bill 2010 was tabled in Parliament in April 2010 by the then Agriculture Minister Hope Mwesigye, but it has since been shelved.
It seeks to establish the legal framework for controlling quality and safety of agricultural products, chemicals and seeds in the export trade to promote competitiveness of Uganda's agricultural products.
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