The Kenya government will allow importation of four million bags of maize to cushion the country against food shortage as it battles the coronavirus pandemic. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya disclosed that a Gazette Notice will be issued soon to allow importation. Of the four million bags, said Mr Munya,
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He is passionate about coffee right from the garden up to consumption. While he is mainly into value addition, his aim is to ensure that the farmer-the fulcrum of the coffee sector, equally benefits from coffee business through ‘right’ (high) prices. Literally, he drinks, speaks and dreams coffee. In a
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President Yoweri Museveni has advised Ugandans to continue farming, saying the COVID-19 pandemic that's ravaging Uganda and the world at large is likely to cause famine within the country. "While we continue to struggle with the virus, production in agriculture and industry must continue. Otherwise, we shall end up with
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Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Vincent Ssempijja (pictured) has admitted to having slaughtered 15 cows from government owned Lusenke stock farm for his private function. However, the Minister says the cows eaten were not breeding bulls, but castrated ones and those of poor quality. Ssempijja’s admission
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Coffee remains Uganda’s leading cash crop. Until a few years ago, coffee was Uganda’s leading foreign exchange earner until tourism sector overtook it. The good news is that coffee exports are continuing to rise according to Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). UCDA says coffee exports in February 2020 earned Uganda
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Macadamia nuts are tree nuts that have a subtle, butter-like flavour and creamy texture. Originated from Australia, macadamia trees are now grown in various places around the world, such as Brazil, Costa Rica, Hawaii, New Zealand and now in Uganda. Like most other nuts, Macadamia nuts are rich in nutrients
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Backyard vegetable garden is a small garden attached to a house where vegetables, herbs and fruits are grown for either household use or commercial purposes. There are very many species of local vegetables in Uganda. A number of them are indigenous to the country while others have been introduced into
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Gen Tumwine( in green) seen here interacting with MPs after a sitting of the House is accused by traders from Lwemiyaga for being behind the cattle quarantine Cattle keepers and traders in Lwemiyaga, one of the counties in Sembabule district have accused the Minister for Security, Gen. Elly Tumwine, of
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Goat farming can be as profitable as cattle keeping or a piggery project if farmers took time to understand the business. In order to be a successful goat farmer, there are basics you must consider or know before you start a goat farm. These include but not limited to the
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Archbishop Stanley Ntagali (pictured) will officially retire as the 8th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda on 1st March 2020 after clocking his 65th birthday. He was elected Archbishop on 22nd June 2012 and installed on 16th December 2012 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe. He replaced Archbishop Luke Orombi. On
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