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 […]
Ugandans have been urged to utilize the services of the National Agriculture Advisory services to improve their farming and ensure enough food for local consumption and export. In an interview, the chairman of NAADS board of directors Mwalimu Musheshe says NAADS services are available in all the 112 districts of the country and will soon […]
The chancellor Mountains of the Moon University in Kabarole district Professor Edward Rugumayo is calling upon government to introduce new agriculture technologies to enable the farmers realize an agricultural revolution to spear head industrialization. Prof Rugumayo says that the manual hoe and a panga used by many Uganda farmers may not create a bigger impact […]
Following the complaints by farmers and seed producers about fake and adulterated seeds on the market, Gerald Businge interviewed Bulegeya Komayombi, the Commissioner for Crop Protection in Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture about the government’s efforts to solve the problem and to develop the seed and crop development sector. Below are excerpts: – Qn: Does the […]
The Disaster Ministry is warning that about 25 districts across the country are mostly likely to be affected by hunger if no immediate interventions are not taken to avert the situation. These districts include Namutumba, Ibanda, Amuria, Moroto, Katakwi, Nakasongola Moyo among others. The state minister for disaster Preparedness Musa Ecweru attributes the looming hunger […]
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 […]
Residents Kibaya parish in Karangura sub county Kabarole district are calling upon the government and the district to come to their rescue because they have been affected by cassava wilt disease. Kahuuzo Nasoni the chairman LC1 for Kibaga B village says that over 20 families have been affected by the disease. More people are expected […]
Centenary Bank, in partnership with the World Bank Group will today launch a program that will improve Centenary’s agriculture finance capacity to benefit emerging smallholder farmers, and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in key agricultural value chains. This initiative will provide an example to other financial institutions worldwide on how to successfully and sustainably finance smallholder agriculture. […]
The Shadow minister for finance Geoffrey Ekanya has advised government to invest more in the agriculture sector if it’s to solve the current financial crisis in the country. Speaking before parliament on the intervention by the government on the current depreciation of a shilling, Ekanya said that unless government increases it’s funding into the agricultural […]
The 19th source of the Nile National Agricultural and trade show is scheduled for this month. Addressing a news conference at the show grounds in Jinja, Uganda National Farmers’ Federation Association president Charles Ogang said the trade show commences on July 18th and runs to July 24th at the Source of the Nile grounds in […]