Uganda’s agriculture sector is headed for tough times after a new report indicated that the shortage of agriculture extension workers stands at 57%) while the recruited staff lack professional certificates to do the job. The revelation is contained in the Auditor General’s report for the Audit Year ended 31st December
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Uganda Breweries Managing Director Andrew Kilonzo ( in Bell cap) with other officials in a group picture with farmers Farmers in Kween District have applauded Uganda Breweries for providing a ready market for barley which has boosted their household incomes, saying that this has improved their livelihoods. They said this
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Uganda continues to earn big from coffee exports Uganda’s coffee exports in December 2024 amounted to 413,079 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 115.03 million (Shs424bn), the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has said in the December 2024 Monthly report. This comprised of 365,853 bags of Robusta valued at
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The deal involves exporting up to 90,000 tons of Ugandan coffee to the Maghreb countries, which include Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. Coffee farmers in the greater Masaka sub-region have been tipped on a coffee export deal worth USD 300 million (about Shs1.1 trillion) to the Maghreb region in North Africa.
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Delegates in a group photo with President Yoweri Museveni (in white shirt) The African Union (AU), has adopted a new agricultural development strategy that will see the continent increase its agrifood output by 45 per cent by 2035 and transform its agri-food systems as part of its new plan to
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SAA officials at the book launch Farmers can now manage their farmland soil health without the need for specialized services, thanks to the launch of the simplified On-Farm Soil Health Care Manual. This practical guide provides essential techniques for maintaining soil health on the farm. The manual, titled "A Basket
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A group of VSLA members posing for a photo/Credit - Oxfam in Nigeria via Ikechukwu Okeagu The African Union Kampala Summit of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) will be held from January 9 to 11, 2025 at the Speke Resort. Women constitute the majority of actors in Africa’s
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The NARO Director General, Dr. Yona Baguma and the CEO BGI Group, Yin Ye (both in center) after exchanging gifts during the meeting in China. With the growing importance of rice as a food security crop, the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) is forging strategic global partnerships to enhance production
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Ruth Ajuna has been able to finish her rental units thanks to dfcu GROW loan Ruth Ajuna is living proof of how determination and access to the right financial support can transform lives. A farmer and entrepreneur from Hoima District, Ruth has cultivated a thriving business in sugarcane, coffee, and lentils
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Bright Rwamirama, the Minister of State for Animal Industry in the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries The government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), plans to mechanize agriculture by cutting the cost of tractors by 40%. Agriculture remains the main backbone of Uganda’s economic growth. Agriculture
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