For years, Uganda’s agricultural conversation has largely revolved around one dominant narrative: farmers need more support, more financing, more inputs, more seedlings, more tractors and more training. While all these interventions matter, they may not fully address the real structural…
Uganda may have quietly crossed an important economic milestone, one that could carry significant implications for the country’s export economy, industrialisation agenda, and agricultural transformation ambitions. In what many observers are describing as a major breakthrough for Uganda’s agro-processing sector,…
Every morning, Uganda exports wealth it never fully keeps. In the hills of Ntungamo, a coffee farmer harvests beans that will eventually sell in European supermarkets for nearly twenty times what she earns. Uganda grows the coffee. Europe roasts it.…
For years, Uganda’s banking sector has carried a familiar contradiction: strong profits, expanding balance sheets, rapid digital adoption, and rising deposits, alongside a quieter and more persistent limitation in its economic footprint. Banks have scaled. Financial systems have deepened. Transactions…
In a strategic move to professionalise Uganda’s primary economic engine, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has officially launched three pivotal statutory instruments designed to anchor the sector’s growth through the end of the decade. Presided over…
Uganda has officially reclaimed its throne as Africa’s leading coffee exporter, marking a historic year of growth that has sent ripples through the global commodity markets. Latest reports from the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) indicate that for the year ending…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is actively focused on optimising its institutional capacity to enhance service delivery and reinforce its sector workforce. This commitment was highlighted on Friday by a high-level visit from the Minister of…
The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Pearl Bank and other partners, has launched a decisive, systemic initiative to safeguard its massive livestock industry and protect the millions of households relying on it…
In a significant step toward regional integration and economic prosperity, a delegation of senators from the Kenyan National Agriculture Committee visited Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) in Entebbe on Tuesday this week. The high-level visit was…
A dark shadow of disease control is being cast over livestock farmers in Western Uganda ahead of this year’s festive season following an outbreak of anthrax in the region. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has activated…
Uganda has achieved significant international recognition at the prestigious World Food Forum’s (WFF) flagship event in Rome, Italy, where the country was honoured as an outstanding global leader in the implementation of the South-South Cooperation Project. The award, announced during…
Uganda’s poultry sector is emerging as a powerful engine for national development, moving beyond subsistence farming to become a cornerstone of agricultural transformation, job creation, and food security. This was the central message delivered by the Minister of Agriculture, Animal…
Zambian ministers credit African Development Fund for fertilizer self- sufficiency boost, increased capacity for 250,000 new skilled workers Concessional financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) has been transformative for Zambia’s agriculture and education sectors, while “anchoring peace, prosperity, and…
Maize is more than just a crop in Uganda; it is the cornerstone of food security, rural livelihoods, and a key driver of the national economy. The nation’s progress in safeguarding this essential staple against climatic and biological threats is…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), led by the Minister of State for Animal Industry, Hon. Bright Rwamirama, and Permanent Secretary Maj. Gen. (Rtd) David Kasura-Kyomukama is actively participating in the FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock…