Tag Archives: farmers

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Four new Irish potato varieties developed by the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) are now ready for distribution to farmers following successful testing and approval. The varieties—NAROPOT 7, NAROPOT 8, NAROPOT 9 and NAROPOT 10—were approved and released for multiplication in March 2025 after completing …

Arua, Uganda | URN | Farmers across the Acholi sub-region have been urged to postpone planting for the second agricultural season as meteorologists warn that the ongoing dry spell is likely to persist until the end of August. There is fear that farmers may experience another harvest at risk after …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Four Ugandans have filed a landmark lawsuit in the UK High Court seeking to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) from becoming operational. Their lawyers described the move as the first attempt to have a British court apply Ugandan constitutional, climate and environmental …

Arua, Uganda | URN | A 34-year-old single mother of four who once struggled to raise even one hundred thousand shillings has transformed a Parish Development Model (PDM) loan into a thriving farming enterprise, emerging as one of Arua City’s latest PDM success stories. Florence Amviko, a resident of Lini …

Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | Coffee farmers in Tooro have decided to form Tooro Coffee Cooperative Union to strengthen their bargaining power, improve market access, and increase incomes from coffee farming.    The decision was reached during a meeting held at Kalya Courts Hotel in Fort Portal City. The …

Agago, Uganda | URN | A multi-million-shilling sunflower processing machine installed in Lapono Sub-county, Agago District, is expected to boost value addition in the region, with farmers in Agago, Kitgum, and Abim districts being encouraged to increase production to supply the facility. Zakalia Atom, the Secretary Manager of Karenga, Kaabong, …

Agago, Uganda | URN | More than 800 farmers in Agago and Pader districts are undergoing training in coffee growing under a government-supported initiative aimed at fighting poverty and improving household incomes in northern Uganda. Nicolas Okino, the Regional Agricultural Officer overseeing Agago, Pader and Abim districts, said the Ministry …

        COMMENT | BOUBAKER BEN-BELHASSEN | The tea in your cup began its journey in someone else’s hands. Hands whose work most of us never think about. Almost certainly, those hands belonged to a smallholder farmer tending a small plot of land, plucking leaves by hand beneath …

Abim, Uganda | URN | Farmers in Abim District are embracing coffee growing as a new pathway to boost household incomes, following the distribution of 150,000 Robusta clonal seedlings across all sub-counties. The initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, aims to tackle poverty by promoting …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Horticultural farmers in the Bunyoro region have entered a joint venture with local exporter KK Foods to supply fresh produce to Western Europe, including the United Kingdom, in a move expected to boost rural incomes and strengthen Uganda’s presence in international agricultural markets. The …