Start small and grow big is one of the major advice given to start-ups by investment gurus. This is true to Zubairi Mukaaya, a resident of Nankandhulo, Kisozi Sub County in Kamuli district, who has grown from 10 chickens to become a millionaire-without using a bank loan. The Primary three
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SAP has announced the launch of its SAP Rural Sourcing Management solution, connecting smallholder farmers and suppliers in rural areas with the supply chain of global agribusinesses and consumer products companies. SAP Rural Sourcing Management is an integrated, cloud-based solution running on SAP Cloud Platform. This solution enables Agribusinesses as
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There are many unexploited business opportunities in Uganda. And for Assad Kisekka, opening up a poultry butcher was the unexploited idea that he decided to venture into. Kisekka aka ‘Owenkoko’ is a popular figure in Bweyogerere town, Wakiso District, thanks to his poultry butcher known for selling Turkey (Ssekoko) meat.
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Uganda’s Shs30trn budget for the Financial Year 2017/18 is set to benefit farmers than ever before. The budget being discussed by Parliament is expected to be passed and approved soon. If passed in its current form, it will see a number of taxes on key agricultural items including irrigation equipment
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The future lies in hands of go getters! Considering the increasing levels of unemployment globally, the need for soft skills is increasingly becoming important than ever before. In Uganda, statistics show that over 400,000 people graduate annually from universities and other tertiary institutions but only 9,000 are able to get
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There’s no doubt that agribusiness is a profitable enterprise considering the fact that the world’s population is increasing at a faster rate. This means that demand for agricultural products is certainly guaranteed yet land remains fixed, giving an opportunity to those with it to make clean money. In this article,
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Smart farmers are increasingly earning big from agribusiness sector. Although subsistence agriculture in Uganda stands at 69.4%, a few commercial farmers are enjoying the fruits of their sweat. Samuel Mpabe is one of a few Ugandans banking clean cash from mixed farming. He grows bananas, maize, coffee and fruits such
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Johnson Basangwa, a resident of Bukwenge, Kamuli Municipal Town in Kamuli district is a true testimony of saying ‘start small and grow big’. Having started with 500 chickens in 2007, now he operates a poultry farm – JEKA – where he now owns 20,000 chickens which on average lay 200
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Ugandan President, Yoweri Musevni on Monday revealed why he decided to set up a farm in Luweero district arguing that some stubborn Ugandans inspired him. The president revealed this during a tour of the Kawumu Presidential Farm in Makulubita Sub-county, Luweero District that saw him display rear farming skills. [caption id="attachment_566" align="alignnone"
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The government of Uganda has in the past few financial years allocated more funds to the coffee sector. However, some Ugandans are yet to appreciate the fact that coffee can transform Uganda into a middle income country if the sector is given due attention and the ongoing campaign well implemented.
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