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#Im an Agriprenuer; Uganda doesn’t have an agriculture problem. It has a market design problem.

This distinction matters because agriculture does not create prosperity simply by producing more food. It creates prosperity when production is efficiently connected to markets that generate confidence, attract investment and enable businesses to scale. For years, Uganda’s agricultural conversation has…

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I Am An Agripreneur: Uganda’s agriculture doesn’t have a production problem. It has a capital formation problem.

Uganda’s agricultural sector presents one of the country’s most enduring contradictions. It employs the majority of the population, contributes significantly to export earnings, occupies a central place in government policy and is frequently described as the backbone of the economy.…

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I Am An Agripreneur: Uganda doesn’t have an agricultural production problem. It has a capital formation problem.

The excitement surrounding Burkina Faso’s recent diaspora bond should not be viewed simply as a financial success story from West Africa. It should force countries such as Uganda to confront a much deeper question about development, agriculture, and the sources…

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