Legislators have urged government to address the challenges faced by sugarcane out growers saying that the farmers are stuck with cane with no market. Bugabula South MP, Maurice Kibalya said that sugarcane growers have now resorted to looking for market in Kenya where they are facing hostilities. “Last week, the
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Cattle fattening business is a very profitable business and many people are making money all over the world by doing cattle livestock farming business. Cattle beef fattening involves the feeding of beef cattle with a protein balanced, high-energy diet for a period of 90 days under confinement to increase live
Read MoreMuseveni Lists Agribusiness Enterprises That Will Kick Poverty Out Of Uganda
President Yoweri Museveni has listed a number of agribusiness enterprises that will help 68% of Uganda’s population get out of subsistence farming and join the money economy. In his commentary on his just concluded wealth creation countrywide tour, Museveni says leaders should help the 68% of Ugandans who are still
Read MoreMuseveni: Uganda Can’t Develop When 68% Of Its Population Is Outside Money Economy
President Yoweri Museveni has appealed to all people and organisations working to promote trade and investment in Uganda to put more efforts towards uplifting the 68% of Uganda’s population who are still living the subsistence way of life so that they join money economy. He said that failure to do
Read MoreThe Fall Armyworm (FAW) is a new pest in Africa and is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. The pest is known to feed on over 100 plant species, with cereals most preferred. In Uganda, FAW has been observed feeding on maize, millet, rice, wheat, sugarcane and
Read MoreOne of the most popular agribusinesses in Uganda is fish farming. Gone are the days when the only means of getting fish was by catching it from local Lakes, Rivers and swamps through trial and error. Today, the modern farm practice has made it possible to grow fish in the
Read MoreEx Minister Ssendaula, Farmers Organization Propose Coffee Regulatory Authority
Former Finance Minister Gerald Ssendaula has appealed to Parliament to push for creation of a coffee regulatory authority as it considers the National Coffee Bill, 2018. Ssendaula, who is the chairperson of the National Union of Coffee Agribusiness and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE) said that the current body governing the coffee
Read MoreCity lawyers have chipped in on the ongoing discussion of the National Coffee bill 2018, saying it hampers the socio-economic rights of Ugandans once enacted in its current form, URN reports. The National Coffee bill 2018 seeks among others things to provide for the registration of commercial coffee farmers and
Read MoreCoffee traders have urged Government to explicitly explain the benefits farmers stand to get by getting registered if the National Coffee Bill 2019 is to see the light of the day. They also want government to explain the intentions of registering coffee. The call was made by Moses Kiningwire, Trade
Read MoreCoffee Traders, Processors Want Intentions Of Coffee Bill Clearly Explained
Coffee traders and processors under their association Uganda Quality Coffee Traders and Processors Association want government to clearly explain the intentions of the contentious National Coffee Bill 2018. Appearing before parliament’s Agriculture Committee this morning, Amos Kasigi, Chairman of the association said that ever since news of the bill broke
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