A few months ago, I traveled to Wobulenzi town; about 46 kilometers North of Uganda’s capital Kampala to procure some Clonal coffee plantlets for my small coffee farm located in Kakumiro district, about 200kms –North-West of the city. It’s worth noting that many coffee nursery bed operators in the country
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Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) is set to hold the 3rd Annual Bankers Conference (ABC) 2019 under the theme: De-risking financing & Investment in agriculture to promote decent youth employment and inclusive growth. The One-day conference will be held on Tuesday 16th July 2019 at Kampala Serena Conference Center, Victoria Hall,
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President Yoweri Museveni’s efforts to not only inspire commercial agriculture but also actively participate were last weekend recognised at the 3rd Annual Farmers' Expo held at Nama Sub-County Headquarters, Mukono district. Army bosses with President Museveni's award Museveni received the Lifetime Agripreneur Award from the organisers of the Expo, the
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An agribusiness plan is a written summary of the business a farmer plans to do. It includes information about the business activities, money details, how you will sell your products as well as your education level and interests. Why make business plan? Business plan can help you to get money
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Government is opposed to the proposal to export unprocessed raw materials such as sugar canes. The Trade, industry and Cooperatives Minister, Amelia Kyambadde stated this while presenting a statement to parliament on the issue of excess sugar cane in Busoga Sub-region. Kyambadde told the House that the government discourages unprocessed
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The Government of Uganda is working out modalities to ensure that all the coffee produced in the country is sold through cooperatives, URN reports. According to the Trade and Industries Minister, Amelia Kyambadde, the move is aimed at ensuring coffee farmers get fair prices for their produce. Although coffee production
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Agricultural Trade shows and expos have become a common phenomenon in agribusiness industry. They encourage practical training and ensure that various agribusiness services such as input manufacturers, financial institutions, among others meet on a common platform. Every year, a group of farmers and farmer organizations supported by MAAIF, organize an
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Israeli Firm, Together Pharma Limited has reported that it made a cannabis harvest from Uganda on Tuesday, despite a government announcement that the said license had been halted. This is according to a statement released to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Authority Ltd, today. The Statement, which is signed by
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Uganda is set to host the 4th African Tea Convention & Exhibition starting from 26th to 28th June 2019. This is a global event for the tea industry organized by the East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA) based in Mombasa, Kenya assisted by the tea umbrella organization, (Uganda Tea Association)
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) this week officially kicked-off farmer registration exercise in the five Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP) Districts of Ntungamo, Nebbi, Amuru, Iganga and Kalungu. The exercise started with training of top district technical staff leadership which include; Production officers, Agriculture Officers, Sub-county
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