Digital Tools Linking Extension Workers to Farmer Cooperatives.
These groups are vital in optimizing resources all while facilitating market access hence boosting productivity, especially for smallholder farmers. Read More…
Coffee Exporters, Farmers Decry Effects of EU Deforestation-Free Regulation.
“The government failed to implement the EUDR regulations in time, but now it is biting us because EU buyers are not purchasing our coffee. The government needs to act quickly because they delayed releasing funds for farmer registration, “Sabiti said. Read More…
Italy Takes Lion’s Share of Uganda Coffee Exports.
“This growth was driven by higher export volumes and an increase in International coffee prices. The increase in coffee export volumes was mainly on account of higher Robusta coffee yields from the Greater Masaka and southwestern regions of Uganda,” it explains. Read More…
Agriculturalists Worried About Reducing Organic Food Production Levels.
The reduction is blamed on a cocktail of issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss and a growing demand for food, fibre, feed and energy required for the growing population. Read More…
Farmers Devastated as Tea Farm-Gate Prices Plunge to Sh130.
Over the past one year, farm-gate prices have seen a steep decline, plummeting from around sh500 to a current range of sh130 to sh300. In some areas, Onesimus Matsiko, a tea sector expert and farmer, says middlemen are offering as little as sh130 per kilogramme, with the person harvesting the tea taking sh100 of that…
Jinja Farmers Urged to Embrace National Seed Oil Project (NSOP)
Small-scale farmers have been encouraged to participate in the National Seed Oil Project, which aims to produce raw materials for vegetable cooking oil for both domestic and commercial use. The project promotes crops such as soybeans, groundnuts, sesame, and sunflowers, which mature within ninety days. Read More…
Uganda in race to meet new EU coffee export rules.
Bags of Ugandan coffee stored at a bulking centre as they await shipping to overseas markets. Over 60% of the country’s coffee ends up in the EU market signifying its importance to Uganda. With about 150 days left before the European Union (EU) market begins implementing its tough ban on import of ‘deforestation-related products,’…
Agricultural Financing is the Missing Link.
While agriculture’s share of national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has fallen below 30 percent over the last 40 years, about 70 percent of the population derive their livelihood from the sector. Read More…
Yield Uganda Investment Fund -Annual Report 2023
The European Union (EU) through the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), National Social Security Fund (NSSF), FCA Investments Limited (FCAI) and the Soros Economic Development Fund of the Open Society Foundations (OSF) established a single country single sector impact investment fund, The Yield Uganda Investment Fund (“Yield Fund”) for SME agribusiness development in Uganda.…
Horticulture Farmers Demand Government Support for Quality Seedlings.
Horticulture farmers have appealed to the government to provide them with quality seedlings, crucial for exporting produce and generating substantial economic benefits. These value chains were selected due to shared agronomic, logistical and regulatory challenges and opportunities. The goal is to leverage the significant potential of these value chains to generate substantial economic benefits and…