By Gerald Businge on April 28, 2011
FAO Uganda, Food and Agriculture organization, Uganda agriculture
Agriculture, Media Gallery, Science & Technology
The food and agriculture organization (FAO) has earmarked 32 billion shillings to boost agriculture in Uganda. The outgoing FAO representatives in Uganda Percy Masika told the journalist in Kampala that 22.8 billion is for emergency rehabilitation program in the northern Uganda and Karamoja while 9.4 billion will supplement the ongoing FAO activities especially the cattle […]
By Gerald Businge on April 3, 2010
Agriculture, Latest Uganda News, Media Gallery
Ultimate Media President Yoweri Museveni has urged the people of Amolatar district and Ugandans in general to improve their household income by engaging in commercial farming. The President was yesterday addressing a rally in Amolatar Boma ground, Amolatar cell in the newly created district of Amolatar at the conclusion of his 3 day tour of […]
By Isaac Senabulya on May 7, 2018
Zheng Zhugiang
Africa, Agriculture, Agriculture
The Chinese government has asked government has asked policy makers in the country to ensure more resources are allocated to develop the agriculture sector. The Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zheng Zhugiang said, although government is focusing on developing the industrial sector, the agricultural sector must not be ignored. He said the agriculture can provide employment […]
By Gerald Businge on August 6, 2011
Food Security, Uganda agriculture, Uganda Agriculture Minister Tress Bucyanayandi
Latest Uganda News
The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Tress Bucyanayandi has said Uganda has enough food to avert food shortages that may exist in different parts of the country. He says that farmers in different parts of Uganda have started harvesting and that the yields are good. “Farmers are the cardinal factor in the food […]
By Gerald Businge on July 21, 2011
Uganda agriculture, Uganda Journalists Source of the Nile agriculture show
Latest Uganda News
Journalists from Busoga are protesting by the decision reached by the organization of the Jinja source of the Nile agricultural show to charge them Ten thousand shillings (10000) to cover the show. Trouble between the journalists and organizers of the agricultural show started last week after journalist were ordered to pay 10000 shillings in order […]
By Gerald Businge on June 22, 2011
commercial agriculture, Stephen Kagwera, Ugandans
Latest Uganda News
The chairperson of the agriculture committee of parliament and Member of Parliament for Burahya county, Stephen Kagwera has advised Ugandans to practice agriculture as a business as a way of fighting poverty. Kagwera says that the agriculture sector in Uganda aims at fighting poverty, famine, creating job opportunities and to add value on Uganda’s produce. […]
By Gerald Businge on June 7, 2011
Commercialisation of Agriculture, financing agriculture, Museveni State of the nation address, Uganda agriculture
Agriculture, Business & Finance, Business news, Latest Uganda News, Media Gallery, Science & Technology
The government of Uganda has promised to continue structural transformation of agriculture sector from the current subsistence based farming to modern commercial agriculture. According to president Yoweri Museveni, the government wants to ensure farmers transit from the and hoe to mechanized agriculture, from depending on rain to irrigation, and add value to their agriculture produce. […]
By Gerald Businge on June 7, 2011
Boniface Toterebuka Bamwenda, Uganda 2011/201 budget, Uganda budget priorities, Uganda opposition
Latest Uganda News
With the country now waiting to hear the budget reading slated for Wednesday this week by the finance minister Maria Kiwanuka, leading opposition party FDC is advising govt to increase the budget allocation for health, agriculture and transport. Speaking to reporters today at party offices in Kampala, FDC’s deputy publicist, Toterebuka Bamwenda says the health sector should be […]
By Gerald Businge on May 20, 2011
agriculture development, agriculture extension, NAADS, Uganda government
Agriculture, Featured, Latest Uganda News, Media Gallery, Politics
The south division NAADS coordinator Linda Ryce has advised the ruling national resistance movement and the NAADS secretariat to make some adjustments in the NAADS phase two guidelines. Speaking during the annual review workshop held at Buhinga primary school in fort portal municipality yesterday, the NAADS coordinator observed that the procurement of technologies at village […]
By Gerald Businge on August 2, 2010
Civil Society on investment in agriculture, Uganda allocation to agriculture sector, Uganda government investment plan for Agriculture
Latest Uganda News, Media Gallery, Politics
The Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group has urged the government of Uganda to develop an investment plan for agriculture in order to increase the government budget allocations to the agricultural sector. Whereas agriculture is a major sector of Uganda’s economy with the National Service Delivery Survey revealing that two thirds of Uganda’s population that is […]