Uganda: Cashew Nut Suppliers Stuck With Seedlings

Several nursery bed owners in Teso, Lango, Acholi and West Nile sub-regions are counting losses after failing to find market for their cashew nut seedlings. Read more »

Uganda: Tororo Fertiliser Makers Bank On NEC, Low Prices to Sway Market

According to a report titled, "Fertiliser Quality Assessment in Markets of Uganda," by the International Fertiliser Development Centre released last year in April, soils… Read more »

Uganda: Nema Defies Museveni On Lwera, Issues Certificate to Rice Grower

The National Environment Management Authority (Nema), has ignored a presidential directive and issued an operational licence to a Chinese firm, Zhong Industries Limited, to expand… Read more »

Uganda: Local Producers Fault Court Over Rise in Untaxed Rice Imports

Local rice dealers under the Rice Business Sector Association comprising of farmers, producers and processors have petitioned Parliament to protect them against importers of white… Read more »

Uganda: Experts Offer Farmers Best Coffee Growing Tips

Coffee production and general management is one of the training sessions that attracted the biggest crowds at the Seeds of Gold Farm Clinic at MUZARDI Kamenyamiggo in Lwengo… Read more »

Uganda: Beef, Chicken Prices On the Rise

Retail prices of beef and chicken have skyrocketed in Lira Town due to shortage of livestock, Daily Monitor has established. Read more »

Uganda: EU Approves Uganda's Bid to Export Marijuana

A team from the European Union has approved Uganda's medical marijuana products, paving the way for local cannabis growers to tap into the global legal marijuana market. Read more »

Uganda: Cattle Disease Hits Nakasongala Again

Livestock farmers in Nakasongola District have suffered another setback following a fresh outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a few days to government's planned lifting of… Read more »

Uganda: Inside the Contentious Coffee Bill

Some provisions of the contentious National Coffee Bill 2018, have largely been contested for various reasons. One of the contested clauses is the registration of farmers, which… Read more »

Uganda: Researchers 'Test Drive' New Soy Bean Varieties

Researchers from the centre for soy bean improvement and development at Makerere University have tested new varieties of soy bean. Read more »

Uganda: New Coffee Bill to Protect Farmers From Exploitation

What is the objective of the National Coffee Bill 2018? Read more »

Uganda: Minister Rejects Kadaga's Plea On Illegal Fishing

Government will not grant amnesty to illegal fishermen or release their confiscated fishing gear, the State Minister for Defence and Veterans Affairs, Mr Bright Rwamirama has said. Read more »

Uganda: Smart System Detects Diseases

Farmers can save on production costs, detect diseases and know the output of individual chickens in real time via mobile telephone by installing smart technology in poultry cages. Read more »

Uganda: Why Farmers Need Drip Irrigation for Higher Profits

With irrigation bringing more arable land under cultivation, saving the amount of water in the process is a target for every farmer who wants to spend less and earn more. Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Officials Arrest 30 Kenyan Fishermen

At least 30 Kenyan fishermen are reportedly being detained in Uganda after they were arrested while fishing in Lake Victoria on Saturday. Read more »

Uganda: 50 Firms Compete to Grow, Export Marijuana

Foreign and private companies have joined the shove to grow and export marijuana in Uganda, even before the authorities in government complete consultations on the medical and… Read more »

Uganda: Fish Farmers Accused of Polluting L. Victoria

Fishermen at Masese Landing Site on Lake Victoria have accused their counterparts engaged in cage fish farming of polluting the water body and now want the authorities to prevail… Read more »

Uganda: Agricultural Credit Facility Writes Off Shs9.4 Billion

Fifteen loans valued at Shs9.4b financed under the Agricultural Credit Facility (ACF) were due for write off as at March 31, 2019. Read more »

Uganda: Coffee Research Institute Rejects Registration of Coffee Farmers

The National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI) has rejected government's proposal to register and licence coffee farmers. Read more »

Uganda: Moyo Locals Yet to Be Paid for Stolen Cattle One Year Later

Residents of Padiga Village, Pamujo Parish in Metu Sub-county, Moyo District, whose animals were looted by suspected South Sudanese gunmen, are yet to be compensated a year later. Read more »

Tanzania: Six Months Later, Tanzania Yet to Allow Uganda Sugar Into Its Market

Sugar and edible oil originating from Uganda remain locked out of the Tanzanian market more than six months after a ministerial meeting held at the Mutukula border agreed to allow… Read more »

Uganda: Buganda Opposes Bill On Licensing Coffee Farmers

Buganda Kingdom has asked Parliament to oppose government proposals to register and licence coffee farmers as entailed in the National Coffee Bill, 20I8. Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Urges Millers to Grow Own Sugarcane

President Museveni has said sugarcane prices will continue going down because "there is nothing government can do" and advised millers to grow their own sugarcane. Read more »

Uganda: 6 Arrested As Fake, Expired Agro-Inputs Are Seized in Greater Masaka

At least six people have been arrested as fake and expired agro-inputs worth millions of shillings are seized in greater Masaka. Read more »

Uganda: Export Cassava Flour

Did you know that your cassava flour is a highly demanded commodity by manufacturers internationally and locally? Read more »