A Japanese investor, Prof. Kim Yong Myong, the owner of Ac- Planta, a company interested in introducing acetic acid fertilisers in Uganda, held a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni at State House- Entebbe.The Tokyo-based Ac- Planta, produces acetic acid fertilisers through skeepon technology, a product that promotes high yields in plants and also helps them […]
The government must expedite the establishment of an agricultural bank to address the hesitancy of financial institutions to lend to farmers due to the high risks associated with the agriculture sector. The call was made by Members of Parliament (MPs) after the Agriculture Committee noted that most financial institutions invest less in the agricultural sector […]
President Yoweri Museveni Tuesday March 12, 2024 met a group of farmers from the districts of Ntungamo and Rukungiri at State House-Entebbe.The group was led by the Minister of Security and Rujumbura County Member of Parliament, Maj. Gen. (Rtd). Jim Muhwezi and Peace Rugambwa, the Chairperson for Boona Bagagawale-Nyekundire Group Limited, in Ntungamo District.During the […]
President Yoweri Museveni reiterated his call to Ugandans to create wealth through commercial agriculture with “ekibaro” (calculation).“Some of the people don’t know our history very well but this part of the world is mainly a place of wealth creators. In the villages, if you don’t work for wealth, they call you a vagabond,” he said.The […]
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the College of International Development and Global Agriculture of the China Agricultural University and the Busoga Consortium For Development was signed on Friday 24th November. The transformative 5-year agricultural cooperation agreement will facilitate education, the establishment of two agricultural model villages for intercropping maize and Soybeans as well as […]
Africa will be far, in terms of development, if countries link through the market and add value to their products, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni believes.“I think the African people on the globe should see how to resolve the issue of linking the market, what I produce you buy and what you produce I buy so […]
The President of Ethiopia, Sahle-Work Zewde, jet into Uganda on Monday to attend the second G-25 Africa Coffee Summit.Also in Uganda for the coffee summit is the Vice President of Tanzania, Dr Philip Isdor Mpango and the Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya, Musalia Mudavadi.The President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, is also expected […]
