Officials inspecting the new rice trial fields at Doho Irrigation Scheme in Butaleja District Uganda is inching closer to a major agricultural breakthrough as scientists finalize testing of new aromatic rice varieties set to replace the popularly imported basmati and supa rice. The innovation has been driven by the soaring
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Coffee and cocoa experts at the Post Harvest Handling (PHH) validation workshop organized by CoCoDev at Fairway Hotel, Kampala Post-Harvest Handling (PHH) practices are the thin line between poverty and prosperity for coffee and cocoa farmers in Uganda. The Coffee and Cocoa Value Chains Development Project (CoCoDev), with support from
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Coffee remains Uganda’s key foreign exchange earner Uganda’s coffee exports for the last twelve months (November 2024-October 2025) have totaled 8.4 million bags worth US$ 2.4 billion (UGX 8.2 Trillion) compared to 5.8 million bags worth US$ 1.3 billion (UGX 4.88 trillion) in the previous year (November 2023-October 2024). This
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is set to purchase of seven (7) million hand hoes for farmers. This is after Parliament approved UGX26.12bn supplementary budget for the same purpose. This was during the 2nd December 2025 plenary sitting in which Parliament considered and approved three supplementary
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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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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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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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One of META’s tractors on display for sale Meta Plant and Equipment has officially opened its new offices at Kireka along Kinawataka road, marking what the company describes as the next chapter in the Meta Group’s evolution and a major step forward in supporting the mechanisation of Uganda’s agricultural sector.
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Godfrey Bwaya (2nd left) receiving his award at the Best Farmers Awards 2024. Elgon Cooperative Union (ECU), based in Bududa District, recently received the Special Category Award at the 2024 dfcu Bank & Vision Group Best Farmers Awards. The recognition highlighted the Union’s outstanding contributions to coffee production
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Rev.Prof. Florence Isabirye Muranga-the lead TOOKE scientist and innovator, showing the international buyers who are in Uganda for five days, the various Tooke products The Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) and its sister agency, Banana Industrial Research and Development Centre (BIRDC) has launched CREATE AND COOK WITH TOOKE
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