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 […]
The Sasakawa Association will work with the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA), to help double rice production to 50 million tonnes by 2030. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the announcement at the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) symposium held on Wednesday during the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development. “Japanese technology can play a key […]
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 […]
Mastercard has announced the signing of two public-private partnerships that will extend the reach of the Mastercard Farmers Network (MFN) to millions of smallholder farmers in Africa. Under this partnership, key partners, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), are providing support to further roll out the MFN […]
Africa’s small-scale fisheries play a critical role in global food security and must be supported with greater research and investment, say international and African experts. Industry, NGO, government and academic representatives attended Murdoch University’s second Blue Economy Symposium in Tunis last week as part of the Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF) 2019 and Murdoch University’s […]
New financing to the tune of Ush34 billion has been made available to support agribusinesses in Uganda as new funding partners; Soros Economic Development Fund, part of Open Society Foundation (OSF) and FCA Investment (FCAI) join the Yield Uganda Investment Fund. The Agribusiness Impact Fund, set up in January 2017 by the European Union (EU), […]
Smallholder farmers have asked the Government to involve them in the budget formulation process as they believe that it’s the only way their views and voices will be heard. The farmers who converged in Kampala to discuss the recently passed Uganda 2019/20 budget, argue that on many occasions, their views are not represented in the […]