Agriculture

The world is turning to cannabis not only for its medical values but also its trade benefits and Uganda cannot afford to miss out, Rajiv Ruparelia, the managing director of Premier Hemp, one of the...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met with a visiting Danish agri and food tech-business delegation from the Danish Agriculture and Food Council at State House, Entebbe. Led by Mr Jeppe Sondergaard Pedersen, the Danish companies seeking to invest...

The Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has said he is uncomfortable with the high lending rates in the country, reports Innocent Kayiza.  He made the remarks while speaking at the third edition...

Uganda’s second biggest bank dfcu’s consolidated profit for the 6 months ended 30 June 2018 normalised following the integration of the acquired net assets of Crane Bank Limited (In Receivership). The results show a profit...

One of East Africa’s richest men Sudhir Ruparelia has met former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo in London where the two discussed business, media reports said. The two met at a wedding at Raju Thakrar daughters’...

The Uganda Coffee Development Authority is targeting new markets to grow its exports to 15 per cent, a fivefold increase of the country’s share on the global market. Uganda Coffee Development Authority Managing Director, Emmanuel...

Uganda seed sector stakeholders have decried delayed finalization of the National Seed Policy as the biggest challenge in strengthening the seed quality control system in the country. These seed stakeholders including Integrated Seed Sector Development(ISSD),...

The National water and sewerage corporation Managing Director Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha has been reappointed as the Vice President on the Executive Board of the African Water Association during the 19th Congress of the African...

The proposed climate change bill to be tabled before parliament early next month, March 2018. Addressing journalists at Uganda Media Centre, the Parliamentary Forum on Climate Change (PFCC) chairperson Lawrence Songa said that everything about...

Geneber Outspan Organic Farmers from Amolatar District in Northern Uganda are buoyed by an upcoming trip to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi in January 2018. The investment group recently clinched a nationwide campaign targeted at driving a savings...