500 plus Kwania sorghum farmers are set to benefit from a two-year Memorandum of Understanding they signed with Global Education Network. Some of the provisions of the MoU indicate that for the next two years, GENU is meant to supply farmers with at least 500 metric tons of quality seeds at lower prices and when it’s time for harvest, buy…
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Mushroom growing in Uganda – Mushrooms or popularly known as “obutiko” are a delicious and common delicacy among many Ugandan homes, here is all you need to know about mushrooms, their growth, and how to harvest them. Usually, mushrooms are a product of fungi and since they lack any chlorophyll, they mostly feed on animal and plant matter. Also, mushrooms…
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Livestock traders in Ibanda district have made an outcry over the total ban that was imposed on transportation and sale of cattle products. This ban was imposed on Thursday with effect from Friday until further notice by the District Veterinary Officer Dr, Hillary Arinaitwe due to the increasing rate of foot and mouth disease in the western district. However, livestock…
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Scientifically known as Zingiber Officinale, the ginger rhizome is common in the Ugandan market and is known locally as Entangawuzi. On the market today, there are two common varieties which include the land race which is characterized by small rhizomes and also the hybrid which majorly has big rhizomes. Traditionally, ginger is known for its medicinal benefits as it could…
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In a bid to boost the agrobase industries, government through the Ministry of Science and technology has procured machines valued at over $4 million from China. These are to be used in the establishment of silk industries in 13 districts allover the country by government. The move comes at a time when farmers are trying to make silk a reliable…
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The fishing community around Lake Albert is worried about their future after the new tough measures set to be effected by the military. According to Lt Col Dick Kaija the Commander for Fisheries Protection Unit in Ntoroko district, fishermen will be required to carry licenses in order to work on the lake. The district has many landing sites and provides…
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards has come out to toughen up it’s measures geared towards eliminating poor quality maize. The body wants to make sure that all maize both for export and the local market meet the required standards. It should be recalled that the body in March issued certificates to 27 companies and brands that had met the…
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Farmers in South Western Uganda are still mourning the impacts of Kenya’s ban on dairy products being imported from Uganda. This ban was implemented since Kenyan traders claimed that the market for their locally produced dairy products had visibly declined due to the imports coming in especially from Uganda. This automatically reduced on the market levels for Ugandan produced dairy…
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Hillary Agaba, the Director for Research at the National Forestry Resources Research Institute has said the Ministry of Agriculture is studying ways of ensuring that they eradicate gaps limiting farmers from earning enormously from Hass Avocado. Although Hass Avocado is highly profitable, many farmers have faced embarrassment on the world market due to having poor quality products limiting on their…
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Mango farmers in the Acholi sub-region districts of Kitgum and Pader are counting great losses after the low market for their produce (Mangoes) saw it decay in their own hands. Tons and tons of mangoes have gone from ripe to rotten in the Acholi sub-region due to the close to no market for the mangoes. This has left the farmers…
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