Tag: Agriculture

Uganda Targets Global Coffee Market with Focus on Quality, Traceability

Agriculture Darmasco Kaggwa -
Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to building a globally competitive coffee sector through increased production, improved quality, enhanced traceability,...

Fewer Export Interceptions Signal Uganda’s Growing Competitiveness in Global Markets

Opinion admin -
"It doesn't matter how much we produce if we don't meet market entry requirements. It's like winking at a...

dfcu Bank: Technology Can Expand Agricultural Finance in Uganda

Agribusiness Ibrahim Ojuku -
 As Uganda works to accelerate agricultural commercialisation, technology is helping financial institutions better understand farming businesses and expand access...

Uganda launches university programme to professionalise cooperative sector

Business Darmasco Kaggwa -
Uganda has launched a national programme to expand specialised academic training in cooperatives, as the government seeks to strengthen...

MPs Press Government to End Karamoja’s 40-Year Hunger Cycle

Human Interest Felix Kyeyune -
Parliament’s Presidential Affairs Committee has challenged the government to shift Karamoja’s food response from relief supplies to sustainable agricultural...

PDM reaches 3.57 million beneficiaries as gov’t channels Shs4.3 trillion

Business Darmasco Kaggwa -
Uganda’s Parish Development Model (PDM) has reached 3.57 million beneficiaries after the government capitalised its revolving fund with 4.317...

Uganda targets Asian coffee market with South Korea coffee supply deal

Deplomacy Sarah Okello -
Uganda has signed a memorandum of understanding with a South Korean coffee company to supply Ugandan beans to the...

Uganda’s milk moment: How East Africa’s dairy safety net is taking shape

Business Sarah Okello -
Kenya’s decision to turn to Uganda for milk is revealing something bigger than a temporary shortage on supermarket shelves....

Uganda Channels Shs36.2 Billion into Climate-Smart Agriculture as Financing Gap Deepens

Climate Sarah Kamanyire -
Uganda has channelled Shs36.2 billion into 440 climate-smart agricultural projects through the Agricultural Credit Facility (ACF), as the country...

Uganda urges banks to put more capital behind private sector growth

Banking & Finance Darmasco Kaggwa -
Finance Minister Henry Musasizi says commercial banks will be central to delivering Uganda’s Tenfold Growth Strategy, with calls for...

Cabinet Approves Fertiliser Distribution Drive to Raise Strategic Crop Production

Agribusiness Ibrahim Ojuku -
Uganda’s Cabinet has approved plans for the government to procure and distribute fertilisers to farmers across the country in...

Uganda launches three-year project to strengthen climate resilience and food systems

Agriculture Moses Kabasibante -
Uganda has launched a three-year project aimed at strengthening food systems and helping farming and pastoral communities cope with...