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Q&A: How Financing Can Unlock Uganda’s Agricultural Potential — Prof. Paul Kibwika

Prof. Kibwika and his wife receiving their award from Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister for Agriculture. They emerged as overall winners of the 2024 Best Farmers Competition, supported by dfcu Bank Prof. Paul Kibwika is an Associate Professor in the Department of Extension and Innovation Studies at Makerere University’s College of

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Analysis & Opinions

The Road to Vision 2040 Will Be Shaped By Sustainable Industrialisation

By Charles Nsamba The continent marked the Africa Industrialisation Day (AID) on 20 November, with Kampala being privileged to host the 2025 African Industrialisation Week. Under the theme, "Transforming Africa's Economy through Sustainable Industrialisation, Regional Integration and Innovation", the platform offered an aperture to showcase domestic gains and catalyse regional

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AgribusinessInternational News

Uganda To Set Up Coffee House In China As MAAIF Delegation Embarks On Week-Long Coffee Value Addition Mission

The Ugandan delegation is led by Dr. Gerald Kyalo, Commissioner for the Coffee Development Department at MAAIF A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has started its week-long coffee value addition mission in China with a strategic visit to the new Consulate General premises in

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Museveni Reassures Bundibugyo Cocoa Farmers of Planned Chocolate Factory, Says Investor Already Identified

Bundibugyo, Uganda’s leading cocoa-producing district, yields more than 18,000 metric tonnes of cocoa annually President Yoweri Museveni has renewed his pledge to establish a chocolate factory in Bundibugyo District, saying the government has now identified a potential investor ready to take on the project. The factory, he noted, will significantly

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