🇺🇬 Uganda
Current and comprehensive agriculture, market and development news in Uganda.
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Investing
iProcure secures US$1.2 million grant to grow East Africa
iProcure, a Kenyan-based agtech firm, has received a grant of US$1.2 million in addition to funding of US$9 million, Series…
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Aquaculture
Mobile app assists Ugandan stakeholders access reliable fisheries data in real time
In Uganda, over 670 stakeholders of the fish value chain are accessing comprehensive fisheries data from Lakes Albert and Victoria,…
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East Africa
Chemical or organic, soils need replenishment
According to the International Food Policy Research Institute, while Uganda has one of the highest soil nutrient depletion rates in…
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Projects
Global Environment Facility approves funding to support FAO-led projects in Africa and Latin America
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the decision of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)…
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Business
Traders fail tough test for Uganda maize exports to Kenya
No maize trader has met the new tougher requirements for Kenya’s imports from Uganda that are meant to prevent influx…
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Economy
Locust, floods and virus set Uganda for slowest year since 1986
Uganda’s economy will probably expand at the slowest pace in more than three decades this year due to the fallout…
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Business
World Bank approves record $500 million to battle locust swarms
The World Bank on Thursday approved a record $500 million in grants and low-interest loans to help countries in Africa…
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Environment
Desert locust outbreak at crisis point
A desert-locust plague in the Horn of Africa has reached critical proportions, according to Gro Intelligence, a privately funded commodity…
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