Atwijukire makes extra money from rearing pigs By Francis Otucu In 2018, Richard Atwijukire, 25, joined his father in Kampala. His father, had in 2009 moved to the city and settled in Banda, Nakawa division, near Kyambogo University. He started a restaurant business that serves mainly University students. “When students eat
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The government through the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has allocated three more billion shillings to Acholi Bur Cooperatives for cassava production. The NAADS Executive General Samuel Mugasi disclosed on Thursday in an interview that the money is meant to support the distribution of the cassava cuttings to the farmers.He however
Read MoreKigoye is earning big from growing Masavu beans There are various types of beans on Ugandan market. Beans are an important staple sauce in many Ugandan families, implying that they always have ready market. White speckled beans commonly known as ‘Masavu’/Nakadama in Central region is one type of beans that
Read MoreTraditional trees species in Kasaija's farm/Taddewo William Senyonyi A few months ago, two friends and I visited Kisombwa Ranching Scheme Ltd, an expansive modern farm owned by Matia Kasaija, Uganda’s Finance Minister. It is located about 170km, West of Kampala in Kitenga Sub-County in Mubende District. We were directed by bodaboda
Read MoreBukomansimbi Coffee Cooperative Starts Direct Farm Management Model to Increase Production
Sowedi Sserwadda in coat, the Kibinge Coffee Cooperative Chairperson with another farmer in a demonstration farm Bukomansimbi Cooperative Union has developed a direct farms management system to boost the production of coffee. The new Farm Management Model is an alternative farming practice where the farmer entrusts the management of their
Read MoreCocoa prices could rise as Chocolate demand picks up in Europe Chocolate demand appears to be roaring back in Europe as easing Covid-19 restrictions encourage consumers to buy more treats again. Cocoa processing -- where beans are turned into products used in confectionery -- jumped 14% in the second quarter from a
Read MoreUN Report: 811M People Were Undernourished In 2020, With Africa Posting Sharpest Rise In World Hunger
282 million Africans suffered from terrible hunger in 2020/Courtesy photo There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said today - much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19. While the pandemic's impact has yet to be fully mapped, a multi-agency report estimates that around
Read MoreBY EMMA ONYANGO For over three decades, Avako Evasi and her family depended primarily on tobacco as their cash crop. The mother of two admits that despite the yields she got, the crop was a very difficult one to cultivate, and even the money realized from its sales was barely enough
Read MoreCoffee bags ready for export Uganda’s Coffee exports in June 2021 amounted to 618,388 60-kilo bags worth US$ 58.56 million, the highest ever in a single month since 1991. According to Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) monthly report for June 2021, this comprised 565,449 bags of Robusta valued at US $ 50.25
Read MoreUganda Dairy Exports Grow By 63% In Three Years As Value of Country’s Milk Hits Shs3.1Trn
Uganda’s revenue from export of dairy products has risen from $131.5m (Shs 480bn) in 2018 to $205m (750bn) in 2020 according to records from the Dairy Development Authority (DDA). This was revealed by Dr. Michael Kansiime, the DDA Executive Director during a virtual orientation meeting with Frank Tumwebaze, the new
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