Fake agro inputs worth millions of Shillings have been impounded from several agro input shops in Kabale district in an operation involving Ministry of Agriculture officials and Uganda Police Force. The operation led by Fred Muzira, the Agricultural Inspector in the department of Crop Inspection and Certification in the
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Sugarcane farmers under Busoga Sugarcane Out Growers Association have entered a Memorandum of Understanding-MOU with the Busia based West Kenya Sugar Company limited - Olepito unit to buy their cane, URN reports. Issa Budhugo, the chairperson of Busoga Sugarcane Out Growers Association and Timothy Mugote of M/s Okoth Osilo and
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By Aloysious Kasoma Thousands of small holder farmers in Sebei and Western region have embraced the new wave of blockchain technology. According to Theunis Coetzee, Agric Manager EAAB Inbev, the brewing company has initiated farmers of barley and sorghum from Kapachorwa, Kween, Zombo and Bukwo others include Kabale, Kisoro and
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The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women-UN Women has partnered with Gulu district local government to boost Chia seed production among women farmers, URN reports. Chia farming has gained momentum as a popular and exciting farming enterprise among farmers in Gulu and other neighboring districts
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A few months ago, I traveled to Wobulenzi town; about 46 kilometers North of Uganda’s capital Kampala to procure some Clonal coffee plantlets for my small coffee farm located in Kakumiro district, about 200kms –North-West of the city. It’s worth noting that many coffee nursery bed operators in the country
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Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) is set to hold the 3rd Annual Bankers Conference (ABC) 2019 under the theme: De-risking financing & Investment in agriculture to promote decent youth employment and inclusive growth. The One-day conference will be held on Tuesday 16th July 2019 at Kampala Serena Conference Center, Victoria Hall,
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President Yoweri Museveni’s efforts to not only inspire commercial agriculture but also actively participate were last weekend recognised at the 3rd Annual Farmers' Expo held at Nama Sub-County Headquarters, Mukono district. Army bosses with President Museveni's award Museveni received the Lifetime Agripreneur Award from the organisers of the Expo, the
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An agribusiness plan is a written summary of the business a farmer plans to do. It includes information about the business activities, money details, how you will sell your products as well as your education level and interests. Why make business plan? Business plan can help you to get money
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Government is opposed to the proposal to export unprocessed raw materials such as sugar canes. The Trade, industry and Cooperatives Minister, Amelia Kyambadde stated this while presenting a statement to parliament on the issue of excess sugar cane in Busoga Sub-region. Kyambadde told the House that the government discourages unprocessed
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The Government of Uganda is working out modalities to ensure that all the coffee produced in the country is sold through cooperatives, URN reports. According to the Trade and Industries Minister, Amelia Kyambadde, the move is aimed at ensuring coffee farmers get fair prices for their produce. Although coffee production
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