Tag: farmers

In this Oil Report, we look at some of the efforts put in place to support farmers in the Bunyoro subregion. Among other things, they are being engaged in improved ...

The Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) has urged farmers to take advantage of the ongoing “off seasonal rains” to prepare their land for the planting season. In a statement about ...

By Stephen Ojacor At least 10 new farmers’ cooperative groups have been formed in Serere county, Serere district, to improve livelihoods. The program dubbed Serere Parish Development Model is an ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, has advised farmers and other sector players to adhere to proper harvesting and post-harvest handling practices to ensure high quality and safe ...

The State Minister for Transport, Joy Kabatsi has started a Non -Governmental Organisation that will help train farmers across the country in financial literacy. Speaking at the launch held at ...

Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries needs 5 billion shillings to create awareness of a potential locusts’ invasion. The second half of the year 2019 recorded unusually high rains ...

For the last three years’ government has invested heavily in mechanizing the agricultural sector with over 280 tractors purchased in 2019. However, these haven’t been fully utilized with only 15% ...

By Job Ronny Okot Farmers in northern Uganda have decried insufficient information on agricultural insurance scheme in the country. Agriculture insurance provides farmers a solution for making their revenue more ...

Farmers in disaster prone areas have been urged to take advantage of the agriculture insurance subsidy by government to minimize the effects of the vagaries of nature. The call was ...

Maize farmers are preparing as the harvest season approaches in Tanzania’s Kondoa District. The weather has been good and most farmers here expect bumper yields. Amina Hussein, a mother of ...