Agribusiness

With almost all available arable land in the Americas, Europe and Asia already productively farmed using the most developed agricultural techniques, Africa, with 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land presents a major opportunity to meet the 70% increase in global food demand expected by 2050. Land aside, however, Africa presents a further opportunity for […]

As Uganda will be joining the rest of the World to celebrate the International Day for Rural Women and also the World Food Day, Agricultural Activists are calling upon the Uganda Government to support Women especially those in rural areas to effectively adopt Organic Farming Practices which they urge are environmentally friendly and cheap to […]

The importance of Agriculture for inclusive growth is reiterated in various national development strategies but not translated into public expenditures for the sector. According to a World Bank Report released in Uganda recently, it should be a priority for the government to steer public investments in agriculture towards the provision of public goods such as […]

Solidaridad, an international civil society organisation founded in 1969  has facilitated US$3.15 million of financing for a Ugandan Tea Processor Kayonza Tea Factory in the form of a long-term loan from social impact investor Oikocredit. The US$3.15 million loans will allow Kayonza to build a second factory that will help them in the processing of […]

Smallholder farmers in Kiryandongo district have made a plea to the government to think of implementing agricultural hands-on studies in schools to facilitate a skilled and knowledgeable generation able to uplift the backbone of Uganda’s economy. Farming as a backbone of the country’s economy has faced a decline in the past years registering a revenue […]

Young Farmers Federation of Uganda has launched youth-friendly programme that will see beginning farmers from Uganda travel to Germany to learn good agricultural practices. The young Farmers International Exchange programme will see 10 younger farmers travelling. This program is a partnership between the Scorlermer Foundation of the Germany Farmers Association and being sponsored by the […]

Cassava farmers from Nakasongola District have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to assent on the passed Genetic Engineering Regulatory Bill, 2018 such that Uganda  can start the growing of Genetically Modified Organisms that have been developed through Biotechnology Engineering. Farmers have learnt that scientists at the National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI) Namulonge have developed […]

President Yoweri Museveni has encouraged farmers to utilize government programs being implemented in the agriculture sector to fight hunger and grow financially. In the speech read on his behalf by the Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda during the official opening of the 27th Agricultural show at the Source of the Nile in Jinja early in […]

Uganda has been chosen by the African Union to host the regional gene bank for the Eastern Africa region. The regional bank will be housed at the National Animal Genetic Resources Center and Data Bank (NAGRC&DB), one of the agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industries and Fisheries. The development was disclosed by State […]

Fresh Dairy, has unveiled Brookside Fruit Yoghurt,  a new entrant into its yoghurt family. The Brookside Fruit Yoghurt comes in four flavours: Pear Caramel, Lemon biscuits, Strawberry and Vanilla and is packaged in 100gm, 150gm, 250gm and 450gm cups only. According to Vincent Omoth, the Fresh Dairy Marketing Manager the new yoghurt is informed by […]

Uganda’s Prime Minister Dr Ruhankana Rugunda has said that the government together with other partners, under the Agriculture Finance Platform,  are working to finalize the National Agriculture Finance Policy that will ensure that all bottlenecks encountered in the agricultural sector including financing are dealt with. The Prime Minister, in a speech read on his behalf […]