Warning: Tomatoes Contaminated with Pesticides Flood Ugandan Markets
A new study has revealed that most of the tomatoes being consumed in Uganda are poisonous because they are contaminated with deadly pesticides.
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Agripreneurship is the Future of Africa’s Survival
Agripreneurship is a lucrative venture in Africa that is currently underutilized due to the limited knowledge that people have about it.
Agripreneur: Gov’t sets up National Strategy for Youth Employment in Agriculture to Mitigate COVID-19 Crisis
The government of Uganda through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) are optimistic that the National Strategy for Youth Employment in Agriculture (NSYEA) is one of the quickest measures to mitigate the adverse effects of the Coronavirus…
Agripreneur: Why You Should Embrace Floriculture in Uganda
Agriculture is very diverse and if the youth in Uganda are to benefit from the various sections of farming, there is a need to diversify from crops to horticulture, floriculture, aquaculture, and other forms of farming. In this segment of…
Agripreneur: Why You Should Invest In Beekeeping
Beekeeping, also known as apiculture is an agricultural project that can enable an agripreneur to make quick money after a short time.
Agriprenuer: Why Publics Africa Communications Launched The ‘I Am an Agripreneur’ Project
Publics Africa Communications initiated the ‘I am an Agripreneur’ project, with a mission to create a thriving and sustainable agricultural sector that specifically empowers young farmers ages 18-35 years to venture into agriculture, forge strong markets in Uganda and improve global food security.
Agriprenuer: Publics Africa Communications Launches Agribusiness Youth Empowerment Programme In Uganda To Beat COVID-19 Crisis
Kampala, Uganda: Publics Africa Communications, a leading Public Relations (PR) and communications firm in Uganda, has joined Partners in the Agricultural sector to up-skill budding brands in the Agribusiness sector, in a new five-year project designed to promote the social…
Agriprenuer: Why You Should Embrace Poultry Farming As An Agripreneur
A lot of Ugandans have spacious homes with lots of empty spaces that they don’t know can be used for poultry farming to make them money if they ventured into rearing birds like chicken, ducks, turkeys, and other poultry. Becoming an…
Agripreneur: Gov’t Sets Up Fruit Factories In Yumbe, Nwoya Districts To Boost Farmers’ Income
The government of Uganda has constructed fruit factories in Nwoya and Yumbe Districts respectively, which will help farmers in creating value addition for their fruits by processing them into juice, which they can sell in Uganda or export to other countries, hence increasing the chances of making profits from their produce.
Agriculture Cluster Development Project Operating Successfully Despite COVID-19 Lockdown’-Min. Ssempijja
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…
Coronavirus: Why We Should Grow More Cassava During COVID-19 Lockdown
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.
Coronavirus: Are Uganda’s Youth Farmers Positioned To Ensure Continued Food Security during COVID-19 Lockdown?
[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…
Calamity: Coronavirus Poses World Food supply Crisis
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…
Kick Poverty Out Of Uganda By Discovering The Wealth In Passion Fruits
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…
Desert Locusts Threaten Uganda’s Food Security- Min. Ssempijja
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…