Tag Archives: Maize

Kampala,, Uganda | Julius Businge  |  As players in maize trading between Uganda and Kenya workout modalities for improving trade relations, questions remain on whether authorities can walk-the talk.    On March 11, Kenya announced the lifting of a ban on imports of maize grain from Uganda and Tanzania with strict …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Uganda will not retaliate against Kenya over the ongoing trade wars, president, Yoweri Museveni has said. He dismissed the calls for retaliation in his televised address on Sunday evening, saying it does not offer a long-lasting solution to the problem. His remarks come at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders under Lwakhakha cross border traders association have embarked sensitizing traders on how to clean their cereal agricultural products. This week, government of Kenya banned the importation of agricultural products like maize on grounds that they are contaminated with aflatoxins harmful to human health. Semuli …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture [IITA] developed a scientifically proven biocontrol solution to minimize aflatoxin contamination in Africa. The all-natural, safe, easy-to-use, and environmentally friendly product known as Aflasafe has however not reached most farmers in the region despite its effectiveness in minimizing the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Kenya’s maize war, Uganda trade woes: Can the EAC survive? THE LAST WORD The Besigyesisation of Bobi Wine: Why it is sad that Bobi Wine has moved to Besigye’s dangerous position of permanent protester …

COMMENT | OSCORD MARK OTILE  | According to Uganda’s grain trade policy, most Ugandans, especially in local governments (68%), depend on agriculture for both livelihood and income generation. The country’s major agricultural commodities include coffee, tea, cassava, maize, beans, groundnuts, rice, and bananas. Coffee and tea are traditional cash crops grown …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |   Kenya’s decision to ban the importation of maize from Uganda has raised widespread concern in the country. Some Members of Parliament have urged the government to intervene at the East Africa Community level, saying the ban would affect the market for Ugandan farmers along …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Produce traders in Busia district are stranded with metric tons of maize worth billions of Shillings following Kenya’s ban on the importation of maize from Uganda. Busia produce market is one of the major hubs for produce and maize is one of the major commodities. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations has assured Uganda’s grain and cereal industry of an annual market worth US Dollars 4 million. Uganda’s produce especially maize and groundnuts has been greatly affected by low standards especially due to aflatoxins, a family of toxins produced by certain fungi that …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The agriculture sector has been allocated 1.534 Trillion Shillings for the financial year 2021/2022. This is an increase more than half from the 940 Billion the sector got in the current budget.  About a third of the budget which is 536 Billion Shillings will be spent …