Uganda Development Bank (UDB), the country’s national Development Finance Institution, in partnership with Ensibuuko, European Union, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a Fintech solution dubbed AgriConnect to ease access to digital financing for smallholder farmers in Uganda. The innovation, the first digital solution which can offer both […]
Tanzania President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, has officially launched Africa’s Food System Forum 2023, Africa’s premier platform for advancing the agriculture and food systems agenda on the continent. The theme of this year’s Forum – Recover, Regenerate, Act: Africa’s Solutions to Food Systems Transformation – is anchored around building back better Food Systems and Food […]
By Paul Tentena DFCU Bank and other partners Vision Group, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Koudijs have launched the 2023 Uganda Best Farmers Competition (Awards) aimed at rewarding best farmers and best farming practices throughout the country. Açcording to Jude Kansiime, the DFCU Bank Head of Marketing, the Best farmers competition […]
Samuel Nabwiiso, Absa Bank Kenya PLC and the eco.business Fund, an impact fund, have announced a USD 10 million (KES1.26 billion) partnership for the bank to lend to domestic and export businesses participating in the country’s agricultural value chains. The funding line is expected to improve resource efficiency, increase food security, and mitigate the effects […]
Kampala. February, 20th, 2023 – Nexus Green Limited is on track to complete the construction of close to 400 solar-powered water irrigation sites in different parts of Uganda by the end of 2023 as part of the Government of Uganda funded Design, Supply, and Installation of Solar Powered Water Supply and Irrigation Systems Project. •Project […]
22 February 2022, Nairobi (Kenya) – After almost three years of persistent drought conditions, IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) today announced that below-normal rainfall is expected in most parts of the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) over the next three months. Delegates gathering in Nairobi, Kenya, for the 63rd Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook […]
The year 2022 saw an increase in the involvement of the working population in agriculture, with over 80% involved in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Women unlike men embraced agriculture and its benefits. Over 70% of the females in the working population are involved with 7/10 women whereas just 58% of the males in the working […]
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said the debt clearance by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday represented a “new dawn” for Somalia as it attempts to move from humanitarian to development financing. After three decades of suspension for outstanding debt, Somalia can now receive funding from the as it struggles with record […]
KAMPALA, UGANDA – 15th February 2023: The Agribusiness Development Centre powered by dfcu Limited and Rabo foundation has partnered with GOPA Worldwide consultants to implement two consecutive cohorts (two and three) of the Business Accelerator Program (BAP). This is in line with the national program of Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small and Medium Enterprises (ECOS), […]
The first ever pest control center has been opened in Somaliland capital Hargeisa by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to act as Desert Locust Early Warning and Control base. The construction of the centre was implemented by FAO and funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and United States Agency for […]
Samuel Nabwiiso, Small Scale farmers plays a big role in the economies of the seven member states of the East African Community ( EAC), peasants are the major source of food consumed in the region. In countries such as Uganda, small scale farmers make up to 76% of the players in the agriculture sector. This […]
Paul Tentena, NYANDARUA COUNTY, KENYA – Situated just a few kilometers off Kenya’s Sasumua Dam is 58 years old Phillis Wanjiru a mother of four children who has defied all the odds to grow crops throughout the year in rather Kenya’s harsh dry conditions. The resident of Njabini Township in Nyandarua County on the South […]
Kampala. February 1st, 2023. At least 600 Ugandan agricultural communities, particularly in rural areas in various parts of the country, are set to benefit from an innovative solar-powered irrigation system designed by Nexus Green to reduce the cost of farming and curb the effects of climate change in Uganda. According to Mr. Rikki Verma, the […]