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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Government has been distributing tractors lately Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has tasked Government to explain the rationale behind the distribution of tractors without ploughs to the farmers in Northern Uganda, wondering if the tractors that are now lying idle at the districts headquarters were merely intended for decoration. This
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Uganda Agro-dealers /internet For years, Gillian Kiconco, a dedicated young woman from Rubanda District, dreamed of making a difference in Uganda’s agricultural sector. With a Diploma in Crop Production and a Bachelor’s in Crop Science, she had all the knowledge and passion but faced a harsh reality after graduation: there
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Coffee remains Uganda’s leading cash crop and a top foreign exchange earner Uganda’s coffee exports in October 2024, amounted to 496,820 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 139.05 million (Shs512.9bn), Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has revealed in its monthly report for October 2024. This comprised of 457,853 bags of Robusta valued
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NARO Director General, Dr. Yona Baguma (left) and the RIPA Executive Vice Chairman, Vincent Tumusiime Bamugaya signing the MoU at the NARO headquarters in Entebbe on Tuesday The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) and the Rural Initiatives for Poverty Alleviation (RIPA) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaborative efforts
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Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister for Agriculture, addressing journalists at Uganda Media Centre/UMC photo Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) is continuing its operations such as inspections, enforcement, farmer registration, export certification, and sensitization despite its impending merger with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister for Agriculture made
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Danish Embassy, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), Solidaridad officials posing for a photo after the Carbon Harvest scheme launch at Esella Country Hotel. Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), one of Uganda's leading international coffee buyers, has partnered with Solidaridad East and Central Africa to launch a carbon harvest scheme aimed at promoting
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Coffee remains Uganda’s leading cash crop and one of the leading foreign exchange earners for the country Parliament on Wednesday passed the controversial National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024, effectively dissolving the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). The passage of the Bill, which reshapes the country’s coffee regulatory framework, sees the
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