Uganda seeks a market for milk in North Africa after a constant trade war with its East African neighbor. This week, President Yoweri Museveni visited Algeria, where he signed a deal with Abdelmadjid Tebboune to sell agricultural products, including dairy products, and to strengthen cooperation in other areas of agriculture, such asanimal health. But this came shortly after ...

Kenya has suspended a recent ban on the importation of milk powder into the country “to allow for the Dairy Industry (Import and Export) Regulations 2021 to apply accordingly”. The Kenya Dairy Board had on March 6 announced an indefinite suspension of milk powder imports in move seen as protecting processors and farmers from lower ...

By The Independent & URN Algiers, Algeria — Algeria’s leader Abdelmadjid Tebboune has held talks with Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, who is on a three day visit to the north African country. The talks are said to have covered several areas of mutual interest, as Algeria reportedly plans to spend $1 billion on development projects ...

The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI), along with OCP-Foundation, both of Morocco, launched the project “Green Carbon, Livelihoods and Resilience in Ugandan Smallholder Coffee Systems”.  The project relies on the active involvement of several partners such as Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Ankole Coffee Producers Co-operative Union Limited – ACPCU Ltd., ...

By Ahmed Abdallah Uganda’s banking industry performance weakened during the 2011-2014 period due to turbulent economic challenges, and now, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, traders are protesting high-interest rates. If both economic growth and lending growth, especially in the private sector, are low, there is no way the government will be able to solve unemployment ...

By Geofrey Serugo Coffee farmers have urged government to set aside more than Shs 182.8 billion for the procurement of coffee processing and value-addition machines to ably compete with other coffee producers in the world. During the National Coffee Dialogue, which was held at Serena hotel Kigo rencently, farmers complained of challenges such as limited ...

By Kenneth Kazibwe Uganda is set to participate in this year’s annual World Agricultural Expo, the largest agricultural expo and trade show at the International Agri-Center in Tulare County, California, US next month. The expo will run between February 14 and 16. To ensure Uganda’s participation, the office of the Senior Presidential Advisor on Diaspora ...

This photo shows Ugandan Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja (2nd R, front) visiting a stall during an agricultural products exhibition to mark the World Food Day at National Crops Resources Research Institute, Wakiso district, Uganda, Oct. 16, 2022 . (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua) Chinese agricultural experts are contributing to improved agricultural production in Uganda. WAKISO, Uganda, ...

By Kenneth Kazibwe Animal feed manufacturers under their umbrella body, Uganda Animal Feed Manufacturers Association (UGAFMA) have started a move that will see them clean their business of quacks by enforcing standards to be followed by all dealers. Animal feed manufacturers under their umbrella body, Uganda Animal Feed Manufacturers Association (UGAFMA) have started a move ...