A new Board of Directors that will steer the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) for the next four (4) years has been inaugurated. The new Board was inaugurated by Dr. Mary Goretti Kitutu Kimono, the Minister of Energy and Mineral…
The Minister Of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, has revealed the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP), which was introduced by the government to boost farming in various parts of the country, is performing exceedingly well, despite the…
According to this report titled ‘Performance Report of Actual Activities for Quarter 3 (January – March, 2020) Financial Year 2019/2020’, released by the UIA Acting Director-General Lawrence Byensi, the entity also projects a severe reduction in job creation as a…
As an Agripreneur, one of the easiest crops you can make money from is cassava, because it doesn’t require a lot of caring and doesn’t take long to grow.
Officials from the Ministry of Health (MOH) have urged all Ugandans to remain calm after medics from St. Mary’s Lacor Hospital in Gulu district, issued a statement indicating that 2 patients had died in the Isolation Ward after being admitted…
With the nation in a lockdown and the entire population in fear of illnesses and job losses, attention is turning to the ways in which familiar brands can remain afloat yet responding appropriately to the Coronavirus crisis and its effects.…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Uganda, which has the second-youngest population in the world, iscreating economic opportunities for youth brands in the agricultural sector. Actually, 55 percent of youth in Uganda are engaged in the agricultural sector, and Uganda is addressing youth unemployment, in…
By Joseph Kanyamunyu Although the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) is currently posing global health and economic threats, agriculture experts contend that the pandemic is poised to cause an even worse world food supply crisis, because of its adverse impacts on agricultural…
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has allowed the China National Offshore Company Uganda Limited (CNOOC)to go ahead with explorations at the Kingfisher oil deposits in the Albertine Graben. This comes after NEMA’s Executive Director Dr. Tom Okurut on Monday…
Despite the fact that mining and trade in Uganda’s gold are being carried out clandestinely in the country, the latest reports indicate that gold exports more than doubled in 2019 compared with the previous year, according to data from the…
By Isaac Tugume Nyabinghi Passion fruits are one of the most highly bought fruits in Uganda and are quite easy to grow. The passion fruit is a perennial fruit and they grow while climbing onto others for support as they…
By Isaac Tugume Nyabinghi Kampala: The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, has warned that the invasion of desert locusts in Uganda threatens Uganda’s food security in the coming years and is likely to cause…
By Joseph Kanyamunyu Uganda has seen a new crop of innovators in the recent past, who are using technological innovations to improve service delivery in various sectors like health, education, agriculture, banking, communication, tourism, and hospitality among others. These are…
All is not certain at Airtel Uganda, the second-biggest telecom in the country. This website has learnt that V.G Somasekhar, who has been the Managing Director of the company, has since thrown in the towel and quit his job. Raghunath…
By Isaac Tugume Nyabinghi The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) is a government project that is helping farmers across the country fight poverty, by helping them engage in agricultural activities from which they earn millions of shillings. According to a…