A bag of coffee labelled Bugisu, Rwenzori or Mount Elgon tells buyers more than where the product comes from. It identifies its origin, carries a story and, increasingly, gives consumers a reason to pay a premium. For Uganda’s coffee entrepreneurs,…
Uganda’s coffee businesses are navigating a difficult operating environment. Coffee prices remain volatile, fuel costs are significantly higher than a year ago and the shilling has weakened sharply against the US dollar. For farmers, traders, transporters, processors and exporters, the…
Uganda wants Italian investors to move beyond buying its coffee, milk and minerals to processing them locally, transferring technology and manufacturing finished products for regional and international markets. The Uganda–Italy Business and Investment Forum in Rome has opened discussions around…
For Robert Matsiko, animal feed started with a problem many Ugandan livestock farmers knew too well, finding reliable, locally produced feed was difficult. In 1995, after losing his job at the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Matsiko returned…
Northern Uganda is looking beyond wildlife tourism to explore another source of economic activity: turning its farms, food traditions and cultural heritage into tourism experiences that visitors can pay for. The proposition took shape on September 25, 2026, when the…
Pearl Bank says “When You Grow, Uganda Prospers.” The more interesting question is whether the economics behind that promise can be seen and measured. Consider a maize farmer in Rakai. He has land, a crop to grow and potentially a…
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…
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.…
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…
A team of innovative Ugandan researchers, led by Fiona Magoba and Louis Muhindo, has developed a groundbreaking mobile application, PeDD, which empowers farmers to diagnose crop diseases instantly and receive expert recommendations for treatment and prevention. This cutting-edge technology has…