Members of Parliament have urged government to learn from the Netherlands and build the capacity of farmers in a bid to transform the agricultural sector. The delegation led by Lyandro Komakech made this call following visits to agriculture equipment companies and farms in Netherlands on the sidelines of the 2019 Uganda Netherlands Business Convention.
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The Sasakawa Association will work with the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA), to help double rice production to 50 million tonnes by 2030. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the announcement at the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) symposium held on Wednesday during TICAD7. “Japanese technology can play a key role
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Prioritizing the digital space will help shift the development focus for Africa’s agribusiness sector and overcome its many hurdles, participants at an official side event, organized Wednesday during the 7th Tokyo International Conference, heard. The seminar headlined “The Digital Africa 2020 and Japanese investment Panel: Creating markets to digitize Africa,
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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
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The statistics indicates that Ugandan farmers use 1 to 1.5 kg per hectare per year against the recommended amount of 200 kg per hectare per year. However, soil scientists and policy makers are now promoting increased adoption of improved agricultural technologies including inorganic and organic fertilizer application as a strategy
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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
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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
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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
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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
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