Agriculture

Bushenyi and Sheema districts pig farmers are counting losses after an outbreak of African swine fever that has claimed a number of animals in the area. The African swine fever is a contagious and infectious disease that spreads rapidly among pigs. Dr Roberts Natukunda, the Bushenyi District vet said that farmers have reported some cases to authorities. He said the ...

Grape farmers in the Ankole region are seeking government support in their quest to construct a nursery bed. This nursery bed will facilitate their aim of having a variety of seedlings so as to have different types of grape produce. Grape farming is a new agricultural venture with over 600 farmers in the Ankole region taking it up. There are ...

Masaka District has seen a sudden surge in the African swine fever that has killed hundreds of pigs at various farms. African swine fever is a contagious and infectious disease that spreads rapidly and causes certain death in pigs once contracted. It is passed on to pigs through soft ticks, wild pigs, and direct contact with other infected animals. Mr. ...

Farmers are demanding for special financial facility to boost agriculture sector. Speaking at this years joint  agricultural sector annual review meeting under the theme: Sustainable Agro industrialization for wealth creation in Kampala, they argued that financial credit given to farmers by commercial banks is expensive and the terms are unfriendly to farmers. “There is still a limit in financing agricultural ...

During the nation address today, president Museveni also said on account of our correct agricultural policy, Uganda have a lot of agricultural products for food-security and for commerce in the form of: bananas, maize, beans, Irish, cassava, coffee, tea, cotton, cocoa, milk, beef, fish, poultry, etc. “Our Agriculture is not only feeding us 100% but earning 2 billion dollars for ...