Agribusiness

Government through the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economics Development is preparing to table a supplementary budget of up to Shillings 300 billion to fund the extensive food growth project with the aim of fighting food insecurity in the country. As a means of eradicating food insecurity, the government adopted

Coffee-growing counties in Kenya have moved to court seeking to quash regulations published in June, which assigned some licensing roles to the national government. The Council of Governors (CoG) argue in a petition that other than clawing back on devolved functions, the amendments that were published on June 9 by

Maize gardens have previously destroyed by Fall army worms after the dry spell   Luwero District Senior Agriculture Officer Wilberforce Ssemigga has cautioned farmers about the re-occurrence of devastating pests and diseases as the rainy season starts. Luwero district is experiencing heavy downpours, albeit after a prolonged dry spell. However,

Officials from UCDA and NaCORI explain to Rosemary Namayanja, the NRM Deputy Secretary General, the ongoing research in coffee and cocoa   The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Deputy Secretary General, Rosemary Namayanja, has applauded scientists at the National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI) for great research in coffee and cocoa. NaCORI

French Ambassador to Uganda H.E Jules-Armand Aniambossou speaks to the media in Nakivale Refugee settlement on Tuesday August 9 2022.   The French Ambassador to Uganda Jules-Armand Aniambossou has asked development partners to skill refugees on agricultural practices to address challenges of food insecurity and climate change.   Aniambossu says

Clement Kisinde, a farmer at Kibanvu village in Luwero sub county checking on his pig. Kisinde sold most of his pigs due to high costs of feeds   Several piggery farmers in Luwero district have stopped using maize as a key component of pig feeds citing the high prices. Families in at

Farmers in Greater Masaka have been asked to diversify their farming practices with the growing of bush crops in addition to the traditional food crop varieties as a solution to the devastating long dry season which threatens food security and the survival of many communities in the country.   Many