Tag Archives: Sugarcane

Tororo, Uganda | URN | Sugarcane farmers in Agururu B3 Village, Western Division of Tororo Municipality, have raised concerns over alleged exploitation by Kenyan traders who they accuse of buying their produce at unfairly low prices. The village has in recent years emerged as a key hub for soft red …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is set to begin nationwide inspection and calibration of sugarcane weighbridges following the government’s decision to regulate rather than ban the devices. The exercise comes after weeks of protests by farmers and consultations between the government, millers, and outgrowers, …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  Parliament has deferred debate on sugarcane weighbridge regulation to April 15, directing State Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (Industry) David Bahati to return with a detailed ministerial statement, as scrutiny intensifies over weighbridges linked to sugarcane theft and unregulated trade. The decision pauses …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Masindi District Council has approved the relocation of roadside sugarcane weighbridges from farming areas to designated locations along major highways, a move local leaders say is aimed at curbing cane theft and eliminating middlemen in the sugar supply chain. The resolution was passed …

JINJA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventeen employees of Madhvani Sugar Works are in police custody following a violent strike at the Karatine Camp in Kakira, Jinja District, on Friday, April 5. The workers, some armed with machetes, staged the strike in protest against alleged underpayment and poor working conditions. …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Sugarcane farmers want government to lift the ban on weigh bridges. This they say will enable them to conveniently sell off their cane to the nearest markets. This follows a statement, which was issued by the trade minister, directing all weigh bridge operators to …

Lugazi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 12 sugar millers in Uganda face closure following a ruling by the High Court that they were established illegally. The Monday ruling in the case, “Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) Limited v Attorney General and three 3 Others”, faulted the government for …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel have intensified operations to impound cattle being illegally grazed on parts of the Atiak Sugar plantation in Pacilo Parish, Atiak Sub-county, in Amuru district. The operations follow the continued destruction of sugarcane at the plantation by stray cattle mostly belonging to migrant …

Assessment Proposes Creation of Independent Oversight Council Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT | A regulatory impact assessment of the sugar industry has called for a significant overhaul in the management of the sugarcane sector. The assessment has also recommended a shift towards a more comprehensive approach that goes beyond sugar as …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers under their umbrella Busoga sugarcane growers Union-BSU have asked the government to address challenges in the sugar industry. While meeting with the National Resistance Movement-NRM Deputy Secretary General, Rosemary Namayanjja on Thursday, the farmers said that sugarcane growing is the backbone of Busoga’s …