Tag Archives: fertilizer

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | Ugandan farmers are facing high fertilizer costs as disruptions to international supplies linked to the Iran crisis raise concerns about the cost of agricultural production and the availability of farm inputs for coming planting seasons. A 50-kilogram bag of urea was selling at about …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded businessman Ibrahim Muwonge, also known as Ibra, to Luzira Prison over allegations of a fertiliser fraud involving more than 750 metric tonnes of fertiliser valued at more than two billion shillings. ($551,880) On Monday, Muwonge appeared before …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a significant step toward transforming Uganda’s agricultural sector, Intracom Fertilizers Uganda -SMC Ltd, led by Adrian Ntigacika, has signed an agreement to establish a state-of-the-art organic fertilizer factory in Kampiringisa, Uganda. The initiative, backed by a directive from the President of Uganda, …

African Stakeholders and Experts Unite in Kigali to Chart a Path for Sustainable Agriculture Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT |   Kigali this week is the epicentre of Africa’s agricultural transformation as experts, policymakers, and private sector leaders gatherfor a critical roundtable on the African Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan …

Africa holds 60% of world’s arable land but struggles with crop productivity Nairobi, Kenya | RONALD MUSOKE | In a bid to eradicate persistent hunger across the continent, African leaders who met recently in Nairobi, pledged to increase domestic production and distribution of high-quality fertilizers by threefold within the next ten …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agricultural and soil experts have expressed concern over Uganda’s low fertilizer uptake, Uganda’s soil fertility and nutritional value are reported to be gradually depreciating over the years, and according to the experts, this trend explains the shift in food-sourcing regions within the country, and eventually, …

Studies show Uganda has one of the highest soil nutrient depletion rates in the world Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved a project that seeks to procure 60,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer for 400,000 Ugandan smallholder farmers over the next three …

Uganda: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism to boost farmers’ access to fertilizers with nearly $2.9 million in credit guarantees and grant funding Abidjan, Ivory Coast | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a project to provide 60,000 metric tons of fertilizer to 400,000 …

Up to 80 per cent of fertiliser consumed across sub-Saharan Africa is imported, with West Africa accounting for 40% while East and Southern Africa consume remaining 60% Pointe Noire, Congo | BIRD AGENCY | Located in Kouilou Province, 32km north of the central economic hub of Pointe Noire in the …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara University of Science and Technology has developed a new organic fertilizer. The Organic Fertilizer, I-Soft Organic Fertilizer was innovated and developed by students of the Faculty of Agriculture and Livelihood in collaboration with the Mbarara Grapes Farmers Association, and Mbarara Agricultural Research Development …