Agribusiness

Officials inspecting the new rice trial fields at Doho Irrigation Scheme in Butaleja District Uganda is inching closer to a major agricultural breakthrough as scientists finalize testing of new aromatic rice varieties set to replace the popularly imported basmati and supa rice. The innovation has been driven by the soaring

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is set to   purchase of seven (7) million hand hoes for farmers. This is after Parliament approved UGX26.12bn supplementary budget for the same purpose. This was during the 2nd December 2025 plenary sitting in which Parliament considered and approved three supplementary

Bundibugyo, Uganda’s leading cocoa-producing district, yields more than 18,000 metric tonnes of cocoa annually President Yoweri Museveni has renewed his pledge to establish a chocolate factory in Bundibugyo District, saying the government has now identified a potential investor ready to take on the project. The factory, he noted, will significantly

One of META’s tractors on display for sale Meta Plant and Equipment has officially opened its new offices at Kireka along Kinawataka road, marking what the company describes as the next chapter in the Meta Group’s evolution and a major step forward in supporting the mechanisation of Uganda’s agricultural sector.