Due to the losses suffered by pig farmers countrywide due to African Swine Fever, the sector has come under difficult times in recent years. …
Joshua Kato
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Uganda’s agricultural heartland is a paradox: Despite being the backbone of the country’s economy and sustaining over 65% of the population, many farming regions …
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Whereas agriculture contributes 24% to the national gross domestic product and supports over two-thirds of the population, systemic challenges in the country, including persistent …
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Uganda’s agricultural heartland is a paradox: Despite being the backbone of the country’s economy and sustaining over 65% of the population, many farming regions …
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Research & Innovations
How Those Grandmother’s Seeds Are Sowing Poverty
by Joshua Katoby Joshua KatoUganda’s agricultural heartland is a paradox: despite being the backbone of the country’s economy and sustaining over 65% of the population, many farming regions …
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Despite being the backbone of Uganda’s economy and a source of livelihood for over 65% of the population, farming regions paradoxically have some of …
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The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has destroyed over 7,400kgs of expired seeds. The consignment, which was never sold due to …
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It is a bee hive of activity at an apiary in Nakifuma, Mukono district. The owner, Stephen Kunihira, looks fresh out of a sci-fi …
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Soil is the foundation of agriculture, yet across Africa, it is being depleted at an alarming rate. Years of over-reliance on chemical fertilisers, combined …
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“I did not know that what we call waste here in the market is gold for livestock farmers,” Peter Kilwana, a food vendor, exclaimed. …