How Kapeeka Industrial Park has reshaped Namunkekera’s economic outlook
To appreciate Uganda’s industrial ambitions, one needs to drive northwest of Kampala to the historic Nakaseke District, home to the China-Uganda Liao Shen Industrial Pa...
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Government distributes fertiliser, drones to smallholder farmers under Feed Ghana Programme
Government has commenced the distribution of 40,000 bags of fertiliser to peasant farmers across the country to boost agricultural productivity, increase crop yields and...
From 200 to 7,000 Birds: ONC Empowerment beneficiary builds multi-Million poultry enterprise in Kira
Wakiso, Uganda: What began as a small poultry startup supported by the Office of the National Chairman (ONC) empowerment program has evolved into a thriving commercial en...
Govt Allocates Shs2.26 Trillion to Agro-Industrialisation in Largest-Ever Agriculture Investment
The government has earmarked Shs2.26 trillion for agro-industrialisation in the 2026/27 financial year, targeting irrigation, value addition, agro-processing and agricult...
PDM Boosts Household Incomes as Ntungamo Farmers Scale Coffee and Piggery Enterprises
The Parish Development Model is steadily reshaping rural livelihoods in Ntungamo District, with Shs46.2 billion already disbursed to 129 parishes to support smallholder e...
Uganda’s Pineapple Farmers Break into Global Markets
On 14 May 2026, Uganda marked a historic milestone by flagging-off the inaugural export of 104 metric tonnes of canned pineapple from Deshiburg Factory to ChinaWhen pinea...
Centenary Bank makes hushed leadership changes
Centenary Bank has pulled off a quiet boardroom coup, lining up long-serving executive Godfrey Byekwaso to take over as Managing Director while Fabian Kasi, the face of t...
CSOs press MAAIF to gazette banned and restricted pesticides
Civil society organisations have urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) to issue a gazette notice detailing recalled and restricted pest...
Jubilation As Parliament Overturns Nabbanja Directive, Orders Immediate Reinstatement Of Farmers’ Weighbridges
Kampala — Parliament has today Wednesday decisively moved to restore roadside weighbridges used by sugarcane farmers, in a dramatic reversal of Prime Minister Robinah N...
Nabbanja Orders Closure of All Roadside Sugarcane Weighbridges
The Government has directed the removal of all roadside sugarcane weighbridges across Uganda, citing widespread malpractice and significant financial losses in the sugarc...