Agribusiness

Supporters of the controversial Genetic Engineering Regulatory Bill 2018 have suffered another blow after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni refused to assent it into law for the second time. The bill which was previously known as The National Biotechnology and Bio Safety Bill 2012 was first rejected by the president in

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

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

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

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

The 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

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

City 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