The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has adopted a new system that will see local/district based suppliers given priority unlike in the past where suppliers would come from far away districts. This is aimed at solving procurement problems the agency has been facing. This was revealed by NAADS Executive Director,
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About 150 Ugandans living in Schengen countries have converged at Novotel hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands to discuss investment in agriculture. URA is fully engaged in the convention. We have set up a hub to facilitate participants with tax services and information. In a presentation on the performance of agriculture and
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The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, has made an urgent call to give farmers across the continent new technologies with the potential to transform agricultural production. Adesina said the technology transfer was needed immediately and that evidence from countries like Nigeria demonstrated that technology plus strong
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By Samuel Kanagwa Unless you know and apply some basic principles, you cannot last in any business including farming. There is no point in going into any business if we cannot do what it takes to last and be successful in it. Below are the 8 basic ways to LAST
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Uganda earned US$3.339bn (Shs12.3 trillion) in 2017 from her exports combined, up from US$2.921bn (Shs10.7 trillion) in 2016, according to latest figures released by the Bank of Uganda (BoU). Cash crops contributed greatly to the above earning. For example, coffee beat gold exports to emerge Uganda’s top foreign exchange earner.
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Government has resolved to support cooperatives and Grain Council of Uganda to buy surplus maize from farmers. This is contained in a joint statement between the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and Ministry of Trade about falling maize prices presented to Parliament on Tuesday by Minister of Agriculture,
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The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Winfred Kiiza, has called for increased government investment in agriculture, which will spur growth in other sectors of the economy. Giving Uganda's experience, Winfred Kiiza, who was speaking during the ongoing Conference of US State Legislatures, said that government commits less funds to
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By Our Reporter As farmers count losses over low maize prices that have hit a record Shs150 per kg, the Information Technology (IT) innovators are poised to play a big role in improving agricultural sector. Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has partnered with Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU) to equip
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Ugandan farmers are counting losses after maize prices hit Shs200 in many parts of the country. Farmers have sought government intervention, but in vain. Today, Vincent Ssempijja Bamulangaki, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries gave an unconvincing explanation about the current maize prices. His statement titled ‘MINISTER`S TAKE
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The Executive Director of National Agriculture Advisory Services- NAADS, Dr Samuel Mugasi says that farmers should celebrate the current maize surplus rather than cry over low prices, URN reports. According to NAADS secretariat projections, at least four million metric tons of maize are expected to be harvested in 2018. Due
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