Young Ugandan farmers to learn good agricultural practices in Germany
Young Farmers Federation of Uganda has launched youth-friendly programme that will see beginning farmers from Uganda travel to Germany to […]
Cassava farmers ask President to approve GMO bill
Cassava farmers from Nakasongola District have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to assent on the passed Genetic Engineering Regulatory Bill, […]
Museveni advises farmers to embrace govt programs to end poverty
President Yoweri Museveni has encouraged farmers to utilize government programs being implemented in the agriculture sector to fight hunger and […]
AU chooses Uganda to host Regional Livestock Gene Bank
Uganda has been chosen by the African Union to host the regional gene bank for the Eastern Africa region. The […]
Fresh Dairy Introduces Brookside Fruit Yoghurt
Fresh Dairy, has unveiled Brookside Fruit Yoghurt, a new entrant into its yoghurt family. The Brookside Fruit Yoghurt comes in […]
Uganda designs policy on agriculture financing
Uganda’s Prime Minister Dr Ruhankana Rugunda has said that the government together with other partners, under the Agriculture Finance Platform, […]
Mastercard partners with USADF, CIAT to support smallholder farmers across Africa
Mastercard has announced the signing of two public-private partnerships that will extend the reach of the Mastercard Farmers Network (MFN) […]
Africa’s Small-Scale Fisheries Critical to Food Security
Africa’s small-scale fisheries play a critical role in global food security and must be supported with greater research and investment, […]
Agribusinesses in Uganda added Ush34 billion support
New financing to the tune of Ush34 billion has been made available to support agribusinesses in Uganda as new funding […]
Smallholder farmers demand Budget formulation process involvement
Smallholder farmers have asked the Government to involve them in the budget formulation process as they believe that it’s the […]
Africa’s biggest “digital dividend” in rural areas – study
Digital innovations could transform African rural areas and agriculture while tackling many of the continent’s other emerging challenges, from youth […]
East African farmers decry lack of markets for their produce
East African farmers and producers under their umbrella organization Fair-trade East and Central Africa Network have pointed out the lack […]
13 farmers in Netherlands to learn modern agricultural practices
A group of 13 farmers from various parts of the country are in Netherlands where they are on best agriculture […]
Uganda set to host global tea convention
Uganda is set to host the 40th African Tea Convention scheduled for June 26th to 28th 2019 at the Kampala Serena […]
Yield Uganda Investment Fund invests in analytical laboratory
Yield Uganda Investment Fund has committed Shs1.3 billion to Chemiphar (U) Ltd alongside Agricultural Business Initiative’s (aBi) grant injection of […]
Decline in Milk yields: Increased multi-acaricide tick resistance to blame
Basing on a household survey panel data, the food and agriculture organization (FAO) statistics and qualitative data from field visits […]
Conventional Farming affecting farmers access to market
Promotion of conventional farming in Uganda may affect small holder farmers’ access to local and international markets due to the […]
Stanbic Bank wins BoU’s Agricultural Credit Facility top award
Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd was declared the best performing Commercial Bank in disseminating the Government of Uganda funded Agricultural Credit […]
Uganda, US sign partnership to reduce poverty and hunger
The US and Uganda governments have signed partnership to improve agriculture productivity and ensure food security as well as reduce […]
Kenya advised on boosting agriculture and tourism to reduce unproductive debt
As at June 2018, Kenya`s main foreign lenders included commercial banks, China and World Bank at 33 per cent, 22 […]
Uganda gets Shs7bn Livestock Biosecurity Diagnostic Laboratory
One of the challenges that the livestock sector in Uganda has been and is still facing, is the outbreak of […]
Global buyers seek partnership to boost vanilla trade in Uganda
A consortium of the world’s biggest vanilla buyers have expressed desire to partner with stakeholders and position Uganda as a […]
EAC Assembly calls for more funds to agriculture sectors
The East African Legislative Assembly has once again reiterated the need to implement the Malabo Declaration as a means to […]
Government developing Law to regulate Cannabis farming in Uganda
Companies that have picked Interest in growing cannabis in Uganda have been told to wait until government develops legal framework […]
Scientists told to support farmers by developing solutions for agric sector
Uganda’s Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has asked African Scientists to develop more solutions that can help farmers to overcome […]
Agriculture Ministry signs MoU with 2 UK companies
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has partnered with M/S Alvan Blanch and Colas Ltd to improve […]
WFP suspends distribution of ‘deadly’ cereal as tests continue
As a precautionary measure, the World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily halted distribution worldwide of a fortified blended food from […]
Government woos investors to invest in livestock sector value chain
Government has urged the private sector and corporate companies to invest in the country’s livestock sector and exploit the business […]
‘Use women groups to promote coffee production’
Coffee producer organizations have been asked to make use of women groups to promote the production of coffee. The call […]
Fruit farming will get you out of poverty, Museveni tells Teso farmers
President Yoweri Museveni has asked the people of Teso Sub-Region in Eastern Uganda to continue growing fruits because it is […]
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