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The project will be implemented in 69 districts and will directly benefit about 2,850,000 individuals. Given that project intervention areas will also cover refugee hosting districts, about 50,000 refugees are expected to directly benefit from project activities bringing the total number of direct beneficiaries to about 2.9 million. Munyonyo, Uganda …

Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged leaders and residents of the Bunyoro sub-region to embrace the four-acre model farming system, which he believes will unlock economic opportunities and ensure sustainable livelihoods for communities across Uganda. While launching the four-acre model campaign for Bunyoro at Kikwaya …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers from Bulambuli and Sironko districts are counting their losses after being attacked by coffee leaf rust disease. The disease, caused by the rust fungus Hemileia vastatrix, can reduce coffee production by between 30% to 50%. The most affected sub-counties in Sironko include …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yara East Africa is at the forefront of transforming farming practices and enhancing food security in a rapidly changing world. In this exclusive interview, William Ng’eno, the Country Manager for Yara East Africa, shares insights into Yara East Africa’s ambitious vision for advancing the agricultural …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders and farmers in the Lango and Acholi sub-region want the Uganda Global Food Security Strategy plan to address prices of seeds and markets for agricultural produce. The U.S. government launched the strategy, a five-year plan which aims to end global hunger, and malnutrition …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has told the Speaker of Parliament Annet Anita Among to stop discouraging locals from adopting the implementation of the four-acre model farming initiative within Northern Uganda. The 4-acre model farming initiative was rolled out by President Museveni and seeks to boost …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Whenever an anthill starts thriving in Patrick Ojok’s farmland, he climbs his bicycle and rides over 30 kilometers to an agro-input dealers’ shop, to buy a termiticide to kill it. Anthills, soil mounds that stand in the midst of farmlands or backyard gardens, are …

Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recent fall in the prices of vanilla has frustrated farmers in Ibanda district, many of them fearing that they may not be able to recoup their investment. A kilogram of vanilla was valued at 550,000 Shillings in the pre-COVID-19 period.  However, this value …

A landmark project in Uganda empowering 108,000 farmers signals of a sea-change in the use of irrigation in Africa. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | With irrigation-fed farming the norm in much of north Africa as well as parts of southern Africa, there have long been calls for more irrigation …

Napak, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Napak district have embraced group farming as a means to enhance agricultural productivity, ensure food security, and improve livelihoods. The farmers have organized themselves into groups consisting of 10 to 40 members, cultivating up to five acres of land, depending on the group …