When Farmers Prosper Africa Prospers COMMENT | DAVID WOZEMBA WATAKA | Uganda undoubtedly grows more food than it eats. While several of our neighbours still import grain to feed their people, our farmers continue to send maize, beans and rice across the borders into regional markets. That is a …
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Uganda has spent the past two decades strengthening agricultural research, building seed systems and investing in institutions that support farmers. Yet as scientists, policymakers, agribusiness leaders and development partners gathered in Kampala to celebrate the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa – AGRA’s 20th anniversary, one question dominated the …
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A former Senior Credit Manager at dfcu Bank, Dr Richard Wemesa left banking to build an agribusiness that turns maize into flour, bran into feed, and farm by-products into new income streams. INTERVIEW | Uganda’s agricultural sector is increasingly looking beyond production towards value addition, processing and stronger …
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Smarter farming can protect a fishery whose export earnings reached US$216.4m last year COMMENT | CHRISTOPHER BURKE | The ecological integrity of Lake Victoria is compromised by terrestrial nutrient inflows driving eutrophication and harmful algal growth. As of 2026, algal blooms around Lake Victoria have been linked by Uganda’s …
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Two decades of progress provide a platform for Uganda’s next agricultural leap Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda must do more to ensure agricultural innovations developed by scientists reach farmers if the country is to translate its vast agricultural potential into higher incomes, jobs and food security, stakeholders …
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Aciro Plants Over Three Thousand Trees to Secure a Climate-Resilient Financial Future Lamwo, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Every Tuesday and Friday, a familiar sound echoes through many households in northern Uganda. Many are tuning into a radio frequency, followed by the distinctive broadcast of the Farmer’s Voice …
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From Cocoa Farmer to Agribusiness Leader: How Global Exposure Expanded Joan Kantu’s Vision Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | As one of the winners of the 2025 Best Farmers Awards, Joan Kantu is part of a growing class of Ugandan agripreneurs demonstrating that agriculture can be both profitable …
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Entrepreneur Mengué Diouf is helping poultry farmers use real-time monitoring and data management to improve oversight, reduce losses, and make more informed decisions. Her technology is helping Senegal become more food self-sufficient. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Before setting foot on her poultry farm, Mengué Diouf already …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Ugandan government’s decision to allocate Shs 2.26 trillion to the agro-industrialization programme in the 2026/27 national budget—the highest funding ever directed to the sector—underscores the growing recognition of agriculture as the backbone of the country’s economy. Agriculture contributes approximately 24% to 26% of Uganda’s …
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Tororo, Uganda | URN | The government has launched a major campaign to increase coffee and cocoa production in the Bukedi sub-region as part of efforts to fight poverty and expand household incomes. The initiative, code-named the National Kibaalo Concepts Awareness Campaign, was launched at the weekend by Vice President Jessica …
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