Agriculture
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Government, stakeholders seek solutions to boost Uganda’s avocado industry
Government officials, farmers, exporters, processors, financiers, researchers, and development partners have convened to discuss strategies for strengthening Uganda’s avocado industry…
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How Pearl Bank is driving commercial agriculture under government’s ATMS agenda
By Bamutaze Sam As Uganda intensifies implementation of its ATMS agenda (Agriculture, Tourism Development, Mineral-Based Industrialization, and Science, Technology and…
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2026/27 National Budget: Agriculture gets record Shs2.26 trillion as government targets value addition and commercial farming
Government has allocated a record Shs2.26 trillion to the agro-industrialisation programme in the 2026/27 national budget as it intensifies efforts…
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Nakalema commends YPA’s rise from small youth initiative to continental agribusiness giant
What began in 2008 as a small youth initiative driven by only 21 determined young people has today evolved into…
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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…
