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…
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,’…
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…
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 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…
According to PCP, Enimiro is the first of 15 agri-SMEs invested in by Yield Fund to fully exit giving the fund a decent return both in financial terms and impact. The remaining 14 are pending with exits expected within the next three years. Read More…
Yield Uganda Investment Fund (Yield Fund) together with its Fund Manager Pearl Capital Partners (www.pearlcapital.net) are proud to announce the successful equity investment exit from Enimiro (http://enimiro.com/), a Ugandan vanilla processor and exporter.
Farmers blamed the drop on unscrupulous dealers who they claim mix the coffee beans with foreign materials. This compromises coffee quality and competitiveness, pushing down prices, according to David Kiiza, a farmer in Kashangura. Read More…
Farmers who will take up oil palm growing in the districts of Namayingo, Bugiri, and Mayuge stand to reap more than Shs3.3t from the crop in 25 years according to the government. This comes after the government injected Shs154b to support farmers in the growing of an estimated 10,000 hectares of oil palm in the…
By encouraging better production through such means as mechanization, digitalization, agrifood industrialization and green-powered irrigation, African nations can boost productivity and efficiency, and enhance resilience to the climate crisis. Read More…