Uganda: Govt to Buy Mayuge Sugar Factory From Busoga Farmers, Says Museveni

President Museveni has announced that the government will purchase the Mayuge Sugar Factory for Busoga sugarcane farmers. Read more »

Uganda: Mysterious Disease Kills Goats and Sheep in Kagadi

A strange livestock disease, suspected to be either Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) or Orf virus, has struck parts of Kagadi District, killing several goats and sheep. Read more »

Uganda: Flooded Roads Cripple Ma'di Sub-Region As Farmers, Patients Struggle for Access

Persistent downpours across Uganda's Ma'di sub-region have devastated key road infrastructure, paralyzing transport and threatening livelihoods in Moyo, Adjumani, and Obongi… Read more »

Uganda: Ifad and Eadb Sign Landmark Deal to Boost Agriculture and Rural Development

In a significant stride toward transforming rural livelihoods and food systems in East Africa, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the East African… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Urges Catholic Women to End Subsistence Farming for Prosperity

President Museveni has urged Catholic women across Africa to help eliminate subsistence farming, calling it a major cause of poverty and underdevelopment. Read more »

Africa: WHO Chief Calls for Urgent Reform of Global Food Systems

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning over the deadly toll of unhealthy diets, urging global leaders to enact sweeping reforms in… Read more »

Ethiopia: VP Jessica Alupo Arrives in Ethiopia for UN Food Systems Summit +4

Uganda's Vice President, H.E. Jessica Alupo, arrived this afternoon at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktaking Moment, a… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda's Institute for Conservation Agriculture Wins Harvard's Top Design Prize

The Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA) has been awarded the 2025 Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design by Harvard University, in recognition of its… Read more »

Uganda: Minister Tumwebaze Urges Farmers to Prepare for Early Rains With Resilient Crop Varieties

The Minister for Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Frank Tumwebaze has welcomed the early arrival of rains, calling it a "blessing" for farmers in Uganda. Read more »

Uganda: Museveni, FAO Director General Discuss Transforming Uganda's Agri-Food Systems

President Museveni has met and held fruitful discussions with the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Qu Dongyu, at State House,… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Urges Ugandans to Fight Poverty From Home, Embrace Saving and Self-Reliance

President Museveni has urged Ugandans to take charge of the fight against poverty by embracing saving habits and self-reliance at the household level. Read more »

Uganda: June Edition of the Daycation Brunch X Don Julio a Heavy Feast

There are few better ways to close out a weekend than with good music, great food, stylish company, and a glass of something premium in hand. That was the exact vibe this past… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Fertility Rate Drops to 4.5, but Govt Urges Caution Against Future Decline

Uganda's fertility rate has declined to 4.5 children per woman, reflecting progress in access to reproductive health services and education, according to the 2024 National… Read more »

Uganda: Women Urged to Preserve Nature Through Home Gardening

Women have been urged to preserve nature through planting trees, with a strong emphasis on the transformative role of home gardening. Read more »

Uganda: Civil Society Demands Urgent Action On Junk Food Epidemic

Ugandan children are facing a silent but deadly epidemic that is driven not by infections but by the food on their plates. Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are sounding the alarm… Read more »

Uganda: Women Coffee Farmers in Bugisu Call for Fair, Inclusive Coffee Value Chain

Women coffee farmers in Uganda's Bugisu region have called for greater equity, inclusion, and accountability in the country's coffee value chain. Read more »

Africa: Experts Urge Tax Subsidies On Crop Inputs As Global Hunger and Climate Crises Converge

Global leaders attending the SB62 Climate Summit in Bonn are under growing pressure to reconfigure agricultural subsidies in favour of crop production, as leading food systems… Read more »

Uganda: FAO Sounds Alarm Over Agrifood Investment Gaps in Uganda

At a time when global financial aid to developing nations is shrinking, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has made an urgent call for Uganda to… Read more »