Angellar Babirye is a Ugandan farmer who is touching the lives of several youth through her start-up known as Lamalo Essentials, an entity from which she is minting money through value addition to agricultural produce. Being one of the icons…
Backyard farming, also known as home gardening or urban agriculture, is a growing trend that offers numerous benefits for individuals, communities, and the environment. By cultivating crops or raising livestock in one’s backyard, individuals can produce fresh, nutritious food while…
Pioneering Sustainable Finance for Smallholder Farmers and Agribusinesses This week, Publicist East Africa proudly features Mona Muguma Ssebuliba, Chief Executive Officer of aBi Finance Limited, as our Captain of Industry a leader who is proving that financial innovation, when anchored…
In the heart of Uganda, a remarkable entrepreneur, Aturinda Catherine, is revolutionizing the agribusiness sector. As a passionate agricultural researcher and clinical nutritionist, Aturinda is dedicated to feeding Ugandans nutritious food while earning a substantial income. From Humble Beginnings to…
Dr. Hillary Emmanuel Musoke, the newly appointed Senior Presidential Advisor on Agribusiness, is poised to revolutionize Uganda’s agricultural sector. With his wealth of experience, Dr. Musoke is expected to tackle several key issues, including: Embracing Mechanised Farming and AgriTech: Dr.…
The agricultural sector in Uganda has been dealt a huge blow with the ongoing winding down process of the Uganda Cocoa and Commodities Limited, which is set to be wound up together with Grow More Seeds and Chemicals Limited, over…
Airtel Uganda has partnered with Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union(ACPCU) to provide the convenient Airtel Money payments platform services to enhance payments of ACPCU’s member farmers in a simple and secure way across the Ankole region. This partnership will simplify…
Coffee farmers in Nebbi and the West Nile region investing in organic Arabica coffee have been advised to work towards, observe, and maintain the quality of coffee beans that suits the international market. This was during the Power and Voice…
Agriculture Minister Frank Tumwebaze has appointed an 11-member committee on issues of quality and the regulatory frameworks of agro chemicals and agro-inputs. The team was unveiled during a press conference at Uganda Media Centre on July 19th 2021. According to him, much…
Uganda’ s Coffee exports in June 2021 amounted to 618,388 60-kilo bags worth US$ 58.56 million, the highest ever in a single month since 1991, according to Uganda Coffee Development Agency(UCDA). The exported coffee comprised 565,449 bags of Robusta valued…
KAMPALA — dfcu Bank has held an engagement for its customers and key stakeholders in the oil and gas sector to share insights into the opportunities in the Oil and Gas sector post the Final Investment Decision.Following the signing of…
KAMPALA – Bukoola Chemical Industries Ltd, the largest agrochemical distributing companies in Uganda in partnership with the Anti-Counterfeit Network has unveiled a campaign dubbed “Protect life…Twefeeko” aimed at creating awareness about fake agrochemical inputs on the market to manage and…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has introduced the Banana Livelihoods Diversification project in a bid to boost banana growing in Uganda and help farmers when it comes to adding value to their produce.
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…