US$200M RURAL FINANCE BOOST! IFAD, Equity Group Launch Climate Fund for East Africa Farmers
Access to climate adaptation finance remains a significant challenge for smallholder farmers and rural businesses across Africa, with available capital...
Agriculture
SH41BN SILK PROJECT BOMBSHELL! MPs, Sheema Officials Clash Over Stalled TRIDI Investment as Questions Mount Over Impromptu Sunday Visit
A Sh41 billion government investment meant to turn Uganda into a silk-producing powerhouse has been plunged into fresh controversy, with...
FERTILISER BOOST! Govt Hands ITRACOM Multibillion Deal To Distribute 173,913 Fertiliser Bags To Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Farmers
KAMPALA — Government has handed ITRACOM Fertilizers Uganda the task of distributing a massive consignment of 173,913 bags of fertiliser...
FOOD SAFETY SHAKE-UP! Govt Tables Bill to Create Powerful Agriculture Regulator
The government tabled a Bill seeking to establish a single authority to regulate food products, agricultural chemicals, veterinary medicines and...
COFFEE ALERT! Vietnam Predicts Bigger Robusta Crop as El Niño Threat Looms
Vietnam's 2026/27 robusta coffee crop could see a slight increase in output, though the threat posed by this year's El...
PDM FARMERS GET BIG LIVESTOCK BOOST! NAGRC&DB To Deliver Subsidised Dairy, Pigs & Poultry Breeding Stock Under Five Year Plan
Move targets higher productivity, better genetics and more money for farmers ENTEBBE: Parish Development Model (PDM) farmers are set for...
COFFEE TOURISM BREWS IN NTUNGAMO! Inspire Africa Coffee Unveils 28 Products as Value Addition Takes Centre Stage
By Amos Tayebwa Hundreds of thousands of people are being reached by the Inspire Africa Coffee project in Rwashamaire, Ntungamo...
JABS GO DIGITAL! Housing Finance Bank Powers MAAIF’s National Livestock Vaccination Drive with Easy Payment Solution
Housing Finance Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Uganda’s agricultural sector by complementing the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry...
COFFEE KING! Young Brazilian Farmer Rewrites the Rules of Coffee Production, Lessons for Uganda
By Our Reporter Brazil may be the world's coffee giant, but one young farmer is proving that the future of...
COFFEE GOLD RUSH! Brazil Harvest Delay Sends Prices Soaring, Ugandan Farmers Smile
September arabica coffee (KCU26) on Monday closed up +10.75 (+3.43%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) closed up +42 (+1.12%)....
SHS1.3TRN UCSATP SHAME! Expired Farm Inputs Rejected in Nebbi as MAAIF Project Faces Quality Questions
Although the product had not yet been distributed to farmers, the revelation prompted district authorities to call for a thorough...
Investigation Busts Bukalasa Agricultural College Mess… Idle School Bus, Broken Grass Cutter, No Strategic Plan as Receivables Explode to Millions
KAMPALA: Bukalasa Agricultural College, one of Uganda's oldest agricultural training institutions, has come under the spotlight after the Auditor General...
COCOA GOLD RUSH! World’s No.2 Producer Eyes UAE, Saudi Billion-Dollar Market
Ghana has secured offtake commitments from buyers in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia for semi-finished cocoa products, opening...
COFFEE & COCOA GOLDMINE! COCOFAR Eyes Value Addition, Bigger Markets in New Financial Year
By Brian Musaasizi The Coffee and Cocoa Farmers' Cooperative Society (COCOFAR) has announced priorities for this financial year, centering on strengthening...
ESPRESSO EMERGENCY! Brazil Rains Delay Harvest, Send Coffee Prices Boiling
Coffee lovers may soon feel the heat in their wallets after heavy rains in Brazil disrupted the world's biggest coffee...
COCOA GOLD RUSH! Equity Bank’s Solar Irrigation Scheme Sparks Farming Revolution in Lira
By Our Reporter For decades, cocoa cultivation was considered impossible in Lira and the wider Lango sub-region. Farmers believed the...
BITTER NEWS FOR FARMERS! Prices Likely to Dip as Brazil Prepares Record Harvest
July arabica coffee (KCN26) on Thursday closed down -5.95 (-2.35%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN26) closed down -19 (-0.56%)....
CHINA’S COFFEE GAMBLE! Why New Move Could Shake Up Africa’s Export Game
African coffee producers are set to gain access to one of the world's largest consumer markets after China announced it...
Report Exposes Chaos in Multi-Billion Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (AVCDP)
Fresh trouble is brewing inside Uganda’s agriculture sector after the Auditor General put the multi-billion Agriculture Value Chain Development Project...
75M BAGS BONANZA! Brazil Eyes Record Coffee Exports as El Niño Threat Looms
Brazil will export a record volume of coffee in the new crop year that starts in July because of likely...