By Matsiko Kahunga In a space of a few months, I have come across press reports that reveal the dilemma of Uganda’s agricultural sector. Saturday Monitor, recently carried an interview with the Chief Executive, House of Dawda (the makers of Splash juice), where he decries the firm producing below capacity,
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Southern Africa is feeling the effects of climate change. The United Nations is reporting that prolonged droughts there and across the continent have led to food shortages, which will impact 45 million people. Farming is prone to climate change as both livestock and crops are reactive to changes in temperatures
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has suspended the importation, sale and distribution some peanut butter products from Kenya after Laboratory Tests carried out by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) confirmed high levels of aflatoxin contamination. Aflatoxin is a poisonous cancer-causing compound. The peanut butter products include Nuteez
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Fifteen kilometres from Kenyan town of Eldoret town, on the Eldoret-Kapsabet Road, sits Gregory Koech’s farm, on which he grows passion fruits. The 29-year-old grows the crop on the two-acre farm. He plans to increase the acreage from the current two to five acres. The farmer, a Bachelor of Commerce
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Kenya is headed for another year of maize imports, officials have warned as projections indicate a production shortfall from the long season’s harvests, Business Daily reports. Agriculture ministry that projected a production shortfall of 10 million bags this season says the heavy rains may complicate matters for farmers as postharvest
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Passion fruit is a perennial climbing vine and a popular crop in Uganda, with good domestic and export market. The fruit may be eaten fresh or consumed after extracting the pulp and juice. Juice is used in a variety of products and the pulp may be added to various dishes.
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met with a visiting Danish agri and food tech-business delegation from the Danish Agriculture and Food Council at State House, Entebbe. Led by Mr Jeppe Sondergaard Pedersen, the Danish companies seeking to invest in agriculture and share knowledge with Ugandan farmers include; - Cimbria, dealing in grain handling
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has launched the Busoga Livestock Transformation Project of the Kasolwe Stock Farm in the eastern district of Kamuli. Presiding at the launch on Wednesday, 30 October 2019, Kadaga said that the project was timely and would teach the indigenous people how to practice farming
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Danish food tech and agribusiness executives arrive in Uganda this week to explore avenues for sectoral synergies between the two countries. Denmark has over the years maintained an enviable track record in agriculture production, with its annual yield being three times the amount it needs for itself. This, thanks to
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Vegetables are important part of healthy eating and provide a source of many nutrients, including potassium, fiber, folate (folic acid), vitamins A, E and C. Options like broccoli, spinach, tomatoes and garlic provide additional benefits, making them a super food. For a farmer to benefit more from an acre of
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