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Agribusiness
EU earmarks 15million euros as support to Uganda’s beef sector
MASINDA, Uganda–The European Union has earmarked 15 Million Euros to Support Uganda’s beef sector. The money is meant to finance the development of market oriented and environmentally sustainable beef industry in Uganda. The money will be channeled through the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries to finance a five year beef project whose objective […]
EU earmarks 15million euros as support to Uganda’s beef sector
MASINDI, Uganda–The European Union has earmarked 15 Million Euros to Support Uganda’s beef sector. The money is meant to finance the development of market oriented and environmentally sustainable beef industry in Uganda. The money will be channeled through the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries to finance a five year beef project whose objective […]
Mastercard Uses Facebook Messenger to Help SMEs Go Digital
KAMPALA, UGANDA- At Mobile World Congress , Mastercard has announced that it will use Facebook Messenger to provide technology to small businesses in Africa and Asia to drive affordable acceptance of electronic and mobile payments. Access to digital payments will help these businesses expand to new markets, and unlock financial services and products that enables […]
Prices for grain decline in EAC reveals anew market report
KAMPALA, Uganda–Prices for grain and cereals in the East African region have gone down; this is according to the January monthly market report released by the East African Grain Councils. According to the report, there was total decline in prices for grain and cereals in most urban towns across the region. The report attributes the […]
Hundreds throng Slow Food Coffee Festival
MBALE, Uganda–The third edition of the Slow Food Coffee Festival, took place at Maluku Ground in Mbale, Eastern Uganda, from February 17 and 18. The Festival also served as an occasion to launch the new Mount Elgon Nyasaland Coffee Slow Food Presidium, which gathers together producers who still proudly preserve some very rare, decades-old plants, […]
Make coffee farming attractive to the youth government told
KAMPALA, Uganda–Coffee experts have advised the government of Uganda to come up with good agricultural policies which can entice the youth to engage in massive production of coffee. The experts urge that although Uganda is one of the leading producers of coffee in Eastern Africa, the labor force in the sector is majorly composed of […]
Uganda launches harmonized EAC grain standards
KAMPALA, Uganda–The Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) has launched 9 product standards for staple foods in Uganda. The 9 product standards are for food crops that fall under grains category such as rice, maize, sorghum among others. The grain standards are expected to boost and increase grain trade between Uganda and other countries within the […]
Create awareness about agric loans scheme commercial banks told
KAMPALA, Uganda–Financial institutions offering financial agricultural credit under the Agricultural Credit Facility have been advised to create more awareness about the facility to the public to enable farmers take up the credit. The Executive Director Finance at the Bank of Uganda, David Kalyango told Journalist that limited awareness about the scheme by the prospective beneficiaries […]
Lack of awareness scares Ugandan small holder farmers off gov’t
KAMPALA, Uganda–Financial institutions offering financial agricultural credit under the Agricultural Credit Facility have been advised to create more awareness about the facility to the public to enable farmers take up the credit. The Executive Director Finance at the Bank of Uganda, David Kalyango told Journalist that limited awareness of the scheme by the prospective beneficiaries […]
Lack of awareness scares small holder farmers from gov’t loans i
KAMPALA, Uganda–Financial institutions offering financial agricultural credit under the Agricultural Credit Facility have been advised to create more awareness about the facility to the public to enable farmers take up the credit. The Executive Director Finance at the Bank of Uganda, David Kalyango told Journalist that limited awareness of the scheme by the prospective beneficiaries […]
Small holder farmers isolated from Gov’t agric loans for lack of
KAMPALA, Uganda–Financial institutions offering financial agricultural credit under the Agricultural Credit Facility have been advised to create more awareness about the facility to the public to enable farmers take up the credit. The Executive Director Finance at the Bank of Uganda, David Kalyango told Journalist that limited awareness of the scheme by the prospective beneficiaries […]
Farmers advised to prepare early for early rains
KAMPALA, Uganda–The ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has advised farmers to carry out early preparation so that they are able to plant in time to be able to benefit from the short rains and improve on their harvests. In his pre-season message to prepare farmers to increase agriculture production and reduce pre-harvest […]