agriculture

The Buganda Kingdom’s legislative assembly, the Buganda Kingdom Lukiiko has approved a record UGX 409.3 billion budget for the 2026/2027 financial year, marking a 34 percent increase from the previous …

The Government of Uganda has secured €110.5 million (approximately Shs481 billion) in financing from Standard Chartered Bank Uganda to fund the upgrading of the 115.8-kilometre Kitgum-Kidepo road, a strategic infrastructure …

Stanbic Bank Uganda has reduced its lending rate for agriculture-based Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) to 10 percent per annum, deepening its push to expand affordable financing to rural …

For anyone tracking Uganda’s export performance, agriculture appears to be enjoying one of its strongest periods in recent years. Coffee exports have surged to record levels, generating billions of dollars …

For much of the past three years, Uganda’s economy has been one of East Africa’s standout performers. Massive infrastructure projects, preparations for first oil production, expanding industrial activity, strong agricultural …

Avenews, an agri-fintech company, and the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPCK) have announced a strategic partnership aimed at addressing a critical cash flow constraint within Kenya’s fresh produce sector. …

With unemployment among young people continuing to rise in Uganda, stakeholders in the agricultural sector have urged youth to change their mindset and begin viewing agriculture as a profitable and …

Farmers in the Tooro sub-region are registering improved agricultural productivity following support from the Local Economic Growth Support (LEGS) Project, an initiative funded by the Government of Uganda and the …

In Uganda’s post-election calm, attention is quickly returning to the economy, and with good reason. Across the country, farmers are scaling production, factories are positioning for expansion, and investors are …