The Uganda Investment Authority has released the July-September quarterly investment report showing the Netherlands, India and China are the leading countries to bring in foreign direct investment in Uganda. Ugandans however continue to be the leading investors with 40 planned projects worth 178.1 million dollars and creating 11,338 jobs. UIA Chairman, Patrick Bitature said the […]
The Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Supachai Panitchpakdi has appealed to the world’s businesses to put more focus on environmental issues and ensure their businesses and production process are cleaner and not hurt the environment. He says if business people are more vigilant and concerned about the environment in their […]
President Yoweri Museveni has called upon all Ugandans to engage in income generating activities in order to increase individual and household incomes, saying it is the basic foundation of solving most of the challenges facing Ugandans. He said this during a mobilization and sensitization tour of governments Prosperity for All (PFA) programme in Kampala district. […]
By Mugisa Isaac Mathias Ugandans living in Diaspora have organized a convention aimed at boosting investments back home. Today, the Banyakitara Association inc (BAI) are holding a meeting in Waltham, Massachusetts with a focus on investment in Uganda, education opportunities abroad and immigration law. Michael Kisembo, chairman of BAI says the Association’s members are keen […]
Press Release Rain Shortfall Triggers First M-PESA Payouts For Farmers Protected By Innovative Farm Insurance Program Farmers in Embu Receive First Drought Insurance Payouts EMBU, KENYA (21 September 2010)—Over 100 farmers in Embu received insurance payouts via M-PESA today, marking the first payouts issued through the mobile phone payment system M-PESA by Kilimo Salama, an […]
Over 900 exhibitors have already confirmed their participation in the 2010 Uganda Manufacturers Association annual trade fair slated to take place from October 5th to 11th 2010. The Executive Director, Ssebagala Kigozi says preparations for the 18th UMA international trade fair are on course with exhibitors from 29 countries already confirming their participation. The international […]
A decade ago, the international community committed itself to halving the percentage of people who go hungry. When world leaders meet next week to review implementation of this and other Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)[1], they need to reexamine their policies and their commitment. Last year alone, the number of people deprived of food rose from […]
Members of Uganda’s opposition are not satisfied with the 2010/2011 Uganda national budgetary allocation passed by parliament on Tuesday. The MP for Makindye West, Hussein Kyanjo (JEEMA) says some of the budgetary allocations were not clear since some government departments failed to justify their financial requests. Kyanjo the opposition minister of Defense and Internal Affairs […]
Apparent similarities between today’s rising wheat prices and the food-price crisis of 2007-2008 are just that: apparent, not real. Suggestions to the contrary serve to drive up prices and hurt poor people, who spend much or most of their incomes on food. They need neither jittery markets nor ad hoc protectionism, which has exacerbated past […]
Organic agriculture is spreading throughout the world and yet some fear that this is putting the food security of African small-holder farmers at risk. This concern was studied carefully by the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) using data generated from a survey of 224 smallholder farmers producing coffee and pineapples. The results indicated that […]