The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja has said soon after COVID-19, the Government of Uganda will sign an agreement with the People`s Republic of China to start exporting Ugandan beef to China. While addressing cattle farmers at Katonga River-Lwabenge Sub County in Kalungu District Tuesday
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Poultry farming is one of the most lucrative businesses in Uganda and the world at large that the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries encourages everyone to consider. The post-covid-19 will create an increase in the demand for chicken (call it chicken meat) and eggs resulting from the growing
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The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has revealed that Uganda earned Shs140bn from coffee exports in April 2020. “Coffee exports in April 2020 amounted to 359,973 60-kilo bags worth US$36.93million (Shs139.86bn). This comprised 262,676 bags of Robusta and 97,297 bags of Arabica. This was an increase of 17.78% and 22.90%
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Ethiopia, Africa’s largest coffee grower, could face “significant volatility” in the crop’s yields in a decade due to changing weather patterns, according to McKinsey & Co. A drop in coffee yields in the magnitude of 25% will become more likely by 2030 as temperatures increase and rainfall decreases during the
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Emirates SkyCargo has utilised the cargo capacity on its Boeing 777-300ER passenger freighter aircraft to facilitate the movement of goods to and from Uganda. Following the announcement that cargo flights were allowed into the country, Emirates SkyCargo recalibrated its operations to Uganda, ensuring continuity to local businesses with dedicated cargo
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COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown has reduced business activity in Uganda by more than 50 percentage points, a report by the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)’s business climate index (BCI) has revealed. According to the report, sectoral analysis shows that businesses in agriculture experienced the largest decline in business activity
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The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the global and local economy. A number of people are feeling pressure in their pockets during to the lockdown but the post lockdown future looks bleaker. For farmers and people who are passionate about agribusiness, this is the time to think about crops that
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Uganda’s coffee exports in March 2020 amounted to 477,561 60-kilo bags worth $45.87M (Shs174.5bn), Uganda Coffee Investment Authority (UCDA) monthly report has revealed. It comprised 385,978 bags ($33.09M) of Robusta and 91,583 bags ($12.78M) of Arabic. This was an increase of 38.39% and 35.72% in quantity and value respectively from
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By Denis Jjuuko A poultry farmer somewhere in Uganda wakes up and looks at her chicken wondering what to do with them. She places a call to her customer to find out whether things have improved in the city. Lukaya and Namawojolo bus stops are empty, the customer says before
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Climate change has continued to have an effect on agriculture, with many farmers experiencing damage to crops and facing food insecurity as a result of prolonged droughts and heavy rains associated with climatic variability. Total dependence on rain-fed agriculture and poor soil health coupled with land degradation has increased the
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