With aggregation, farmers become suppliers. They gain access to larger markets, better market information, improved inputs and stronger bargaining power. Businesses, in turn, gain what they need most: reliable, predictable supply. Modern agricultural markets are no longer built simply on…
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…
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.…
Kenya-based agritech Apollo Agriculture, which helps farmers access high-quality farm inputs, financing and markets, plans to double the number of farmers it is serving by the end 2022 and to introduce other products that deliver more value per acre of land.…
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…
Many people think that agriculture ends at growing crops, rearing livestock like cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, or fish farming and they ignore agroforestry which many people have benefited from by growing eucalyptus. However, experts in agripreneurship reveal that there are…
In a bid to help banana farmers preserve their produce and process it into various by-products, The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has introduced the usage of Solar Dryers under the Banana Livelihood Diversification Project.
Did you know that through container gardening you can grow vegetables, fruits, and other plants in your compound, backyard, or veranda and you sell them for money?
Cattle keeping in Uganda is one of the commonest income-generating agricultural activities, hence people engaging in dairy farming and beef production are agripreneurs. This is because Cattle keeping in Uganda as an agricultural activity entails several by-products that come along…
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.
Agripreneurship is a lucrative venture in Africa that is currently underutilized due to the limited knowledge that people have about it.
The government of Uganda through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) are optimistic that the National Strategy for Youth Employment in Agriculture (NSYEA) is one of the quickest measures to mitigate the adverse effects of the Coronavirus…
Agriculture is very diverse and if the youth in Uganda are to benefit from the various sections of farming, there is a need to diversify from crops to horticulture, floriculture, aquaculture, and other forms of farming. In this segment of…
Beekeeping, also known as apiculture is an agricultural project that can enable an agripreneur to make quick money after a short time.