Investment, Land & Agriculture, Policy

Uganda plans to step up tea research with $1m

November 9

November 9—The government plans to spend UGX4 billion (just over $1 million) for stepping up research […]

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Land & Agriculture, Markets, Policy

Government put to task on farmers’ support

November 9

November 9—Activists for Uganda’s mostly small scale farmers have queried the government’s commitment to coordinate the […]

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Land & Agriculture, Policy

Potato farmers put on alert

October 27

October 27—Officials from the National Agriculture Research Organization (NARO) have asked farmers to immediately stop importing potato tubes […]

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Finance, Investment, Land & Agriculture, Policy

Uganda included in African bank $24b farming project

October 19

October 19—Uganda is among seven other countries, that the African Development Bank (AfDB) has chosen to […]

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Investment, Land & Agriculture, Policy

UNDP in $13m scheme to train small-scale miners

September 28

September 28—Uganda’s mining artisans have been given a lifeline in the form of free know-how being […]

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Land & Agriculture, Markets

Online sales application gives farmers more edge

September 25

September 25—The Nairobi-based Secretariat of the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) is touting eGranary, an online […]

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Business, Finance, Land & Agriculture, U

Farmers queried on their cooperative spirit

September 22

September 22—Farmers in Uganda have been queried on their lack of urgency in reviving the cooperative […]

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Business, Investment, Land & Agriculture

Uganda wants solid deals to lift minerals sector

September 20

September 20—Uganda is looking for concrete deals that will add value to the country’s range of […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Investment, Land & Agriculture

Aussie firm becomes latest entrant in Uganda’s oil sector

September 19

September 19—The government has signed a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) and issued a license for Petroleum […]

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Energy, Land & Agriculture, Policy, Renewable

Qalaa Holdings firm offers options for Kampala solid waste use

September 13

September 13—Across sub-Saharan Africa, population densities are rising fast and cities, including Kampala, are growing rapidly. […]

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