Tag agricultural productivity Uganda

I am an agripreneur: Uganda’s farm mechanisation covers just 4% of demand. What happens after the handover?

Uganda is expanding access to agricultural machinery, but the bigger test of its mechanisation drive begins after the machines are handed over. On September 19, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) commissioned and handed over 150 single-axle…

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I’am an Agripreneur: Uganda doesn’t have a farmer problem, it has a value leak problem

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…

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