Irish potatoes is one of the crops that can easily make one a millionaire-only if they do the right thing. In Uganda, Irish potato growing is increasingly becoming commercial, thanks to the growing demand resulting from the increase in townships, population and hospitality industry. For farmers looking to venture into
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On November 10, 2018, a group of coffee players and I visited Kaweri Coffee Plantation Limited located in Mubende district, about 200 kilometers (by road), west of Uganda’s Capital City, Kampala. The study trip was organized by a popular ‘Coffee WhatsApp Group’, further highlighting how beneficial social media can be
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Maize is one of the world`s important cereal crops. In East Africa, the crop is a major staple food for a large proportion of the population, in addition to being an important animal feed. The importance of maize is centered on the large quality of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and fats,
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Land O'Lakes International Development, and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research announced the six winners of the Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize at the AfricaCom conference in South Africa today. A Ugandan organization is one of the six winners.
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As project sponsors, borrowers, lenders and investors gathered at the Africa Investment Forum to make deals on investment opportunities, leaders of the continent’s top agribusiness companies shared their thoughts on the future of the industry. With its vast agricultural potential, Africa’s agribusiness sector is predicted to reach US$1 trillion by
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Africa as a continent has reported a significant rate in agriculture; Agriculture is one of the sectors on the continents with a reasonably high level of revenue from export activities. Export commodities such as Cocoa, coffee, Timber, cashew and maize are some widely known produce that earn the continent much
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Poultry business is increasingly becoming a lucrative business in Uganda and the world at large. The increasing demand for chicken (call it chicken meat) and eggs resulting from the growing population and townships across the country provides an opportunity for new and existing farmers to cash in on this enterprise.
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The Government of the People’s Republic of China through its Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Affairs under the leadership of H.E. Han Changfu, has committed to pump more money in Uganda`s agricultural sector. This was revealed to Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)-Uganda
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MPs sitting on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Officials Tuesday grilled officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries over Shs25.5bn debt in outstanding subscription fees to international organisations. This follows queries raised in June 2017 audit report by the Auditor General, John Muwanga. According to the
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The Shs50bn Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) hangs in balance after a section of MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) called for its disbandment, saying that it is operating illegally. PAC in its report on the audit findings dated June 2015 highlighted that the PIBID project has
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