Agriculture
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Coffee Skills: 120 Ugandan youths interviewed for high paying baristas jobs in Saudi Arabia
More than 120 young Ugandan baristas on Wednesday, 13th May, 2026, turned up for interviews for coffee service jobs in…
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Uganda bets on agro-industry with US$20 billion export target to power economic turnaround
Uganda’s government is doubling down on agro-industrialisation as the centrepiece of its ambitious Tenfold Growth Strategy, with the Permanent Secretary…
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How dfcu Bank is financing the growth of Dem Poultry Farm into a regional agribusiness
Uganda’s agriculture sector is not short on activity, what it has historically lacked is structure, consistent financing, and the technical…
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Uganda’s coffee exports rise on strong demand, but prices soften amid global supply surge
Uganda’s coffee sector posted a mixed performance in March 2026, with export volumes rising on the back of strong global…
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Julita Coffee Works, Bunyoro Kingdom sign deal to boost coffee production
By George NiyonZima Julita Coffee Works Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom in a…
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Museveni commissions NAROVAC-ATV1, Uganda’s first anti-tick vaccine; hails Shs170 billion breakthrough for livestock sector
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Thursday commissioned Uganda’s first locally developed anti-tick vaccine at the National Livestock Resources Research Institute in…
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Uganda maps its fish farms for the first time and the numbers tell a big story
Uganda has, for the first time in its history, conducted a full census of its aquaculture sector, and in doing…
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Central Bank pushes banks to improve access to agricultural and SME financing
The Bank of Uganda has intensified efforts to expand access to affordable credit for farmers and small businesses, even as…
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Sugarcane farmers in Bunyoro and Tooro urge MPs to reject proposed sugar tax hike
By George Niyonzima Sugarcane farmers from the Bunyoro and Tooro regions, under their umbrella body the Bunyoro Tooro Sugarcane Farmers…
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How dfcu Bank is backing commercial agriculture, through farmers like Dr Richard Wemesa
Agriculture employs more than 70% of Uganda’s population, but for many households it remains subsistence, low input, low output, and…
