Stakeholder engagement with governments to support the youths should be a component of every programme | THE INDEPENDENT | Young people in sub-Saharan Africa have keen interest in agriculture especially with the use of technology but are hampered with numerous challenges including limited access to land, skills set, sustainable financing …
Read More »Prudence Ukkonika-Agri-business entrepreneur with a `do it yourself mentality’
By the Independent Team Prudence Ukkonika started making wine on a small scale in 2000 drawing an inspiration from her departed son Godwin Ukkonika who initiated the project. With just Sh100, 000 ($28.5), Ukkonika kicked off the project inspired by the heaps and volumes of leftover fruit dumped along the …
Read More »Chamber of Commerce to boost Banking, Agri-Business in northern Uganda
By Ronald Musoke Uganda’s National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI) is set to boost banking services and agri-businesses in the new districts of northern Uganda according to an announcement made during the 34th Annual General Meeting of the UNCCI held on Dec. 7 in Kampala. Olive Kigongo, the president …
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