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30 Women In Agribusiness Graduate With Skills To Grow & Sustain Their Enterprises As ADC & dfcu Bank Prioritize Agriculture

Richard Kamya March 4, 2023March 4, 20230

Some of the graduands of Business Accelerator Program pose for a photo with DFCU Bank and ADC officials after the graduation on Friday afternoon The Agribusiness Development Centre (ADC) in partnership with dfcu bank and Rabo Foundation Friday 3rd , 2023 passed out the first cohort of the Business Accelerator Program (BAP). The Business Accelerator Program, which

Agribusiness Entrepreneurship

Kenyan Food Distribution Giant, Twiga Foods Opens Shop In Uganda

Richard Kamya October 31, 2022November 9, 20220

Kenyan Food Distribution Giant, Twiga Foods Opens Shop In Uganda. Fresh produce and fast-moving-consumer-goods aggregator Twiga Foods, has officially commenced business operations in Uganda. This will officially mark the company’s first pan-African expansion drive into Africa’s online retail market. The move is great news for Ugandan consumers and Ugandan farmers.

Health News

Quality Chemicals Partners With Bayer Environmental Science In Malaria Vector Control Deal

Richard Kamya April 20, 20220

Bayer South East Africa through its Environmental Science subdivision has partnered with Quality Chemicals Limited (QCL), to distribute Fludora® Fusion, a highly efficacious indoor residual spray pesticide for malaria vector control in Uganda. The launch of Fludora® Fusion, hosted at Protea Skyz Hotel Naguru is the latest of (many previous)

Agribusiness Success Story

Ugandan farming advisory platform expands across Africa

Richard Kamya April 15, 2021April 15, 20210

Light Over Light Capital (LOLC) Finance Uganda, which offers finance and technological solutions to agriculture in rural areas is now spreading its wings across Africa. Based in Kisoro district - Uganda, the company now has more than 600 customers and 4000 users across Rwanda, DRC, Kenya and Nigeria. “We saw

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Two Ugandans Win Shs48m Each In Africa Prize For Engineering Innovation

Richard Kamya September 4, 2020September 15, 20200

Dr William Wasswa’s low-cost digital microscope speeds up cervical cancer screening Two Ugandan innovators, Dr William Wasswa and David Tusubira have won $13,000 (UShs47.9m) each in this year's Royal Academy of Engineering Africa prize for engineering innovation The top prize was won by Technology entrepreneur Charlette N’Guessan. The Ivorian 26-year-old,

Tourism & Travel

Gov’t Lands Shs25bn Stimulus Package Deal From EU For Tourism Sector

Richard Kamya June 29, 2020September 15, 20200

A gorilla eats leaves in the jungle in Uganda/Getty Uganda’s tourism players in the private sector will be happy to learn that Government through Ministry of Tourism has negotiated a 6m Euro (Shs25bn) stimulus package from the European Union (EU) aimed at helping private players in the tourism in the

Tourism & Travel

Sheraton Kampala Hotel Resumes Work, Adheres To New Standard Operation Procedures

Richard Kamya June 12, 2020June 13, 20200

With Uganda easing the lockdown restriction on the hospitality sector, Sheraton Kampala hotel which opened its doors early this week has tightened and elevated its operation standard procedures to ensure that their guests and staff are protected from any viral contamination in the current pandemic environment. Apart from the practice

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International Tourist Numbers Could Fall Up To 80% In 2020-Report

Richard Kamya May 7, 2020September 15, 20200

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a 22% fall in international tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2020, the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) shows. According to the United Nations specialized agency, the crisis could lead to an annual decline of between 60% and 80% when compared

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Opportunity For Innovators To Develop New Solutions To Accelerate Tourism Recovery

Richard Kamya March 26, 2020September 15, 20200

In the face of an unprecedented challenge, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), calls on innovators and entrepreneurs to put forward new solutions to help the tourism sector recover from COVID-19. With millions of jobs at risk as the pandemic hits tourism

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Trends in Uganda’s Plumbing Industry

Richard Kamya February 29, 2020March 1, 20201

Plumbing in Uganda is on the rise due to increasing construction demands by individuals, organizations and government civil works. Although not well documented, plumbing forms an integral part of the construction business contributing 13% to GDP according to National Bureau of Statistics FY2010/11. According to Lawrence Mwesigye a plumber and