Agri-Business
Ugandan farmers get backyard tips:
Uganda coffee sector at crossroads Tanzania earns $50m from the tobacco industry Imported rice dampens African output Africa in mobile farming survey Rwanda adopts new coffee policy Uganda urged to shift from subsistence farming
Agri-Business Sunday, May 03, 2015
KAMPALA, Uganda – Close to 200 Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) members in Central Uganda have been trained in the Permaculture philosophy of agriculture.
By: Paul Tentena
Tanzanian onion farmers to be trained:KAMPALA, Uganda – Close to 200 Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) members in Central Uganda have been trained in the Permaculture philosophy of agriculture.
By: Paul Tentena
Agri-Business Sunday, Apr 19, 2015
SINGIDA, Tanzania - The Tanzanian SIDO (Small Industries Development Organization) will soon start training onion farmers in proper packaging ready for sale in the East African Community (EAC) market.
By: Elisha Mayallah
Legislators to revisit GMO law:SINGIDA, Tanzania - The Tanzanian SIDO (Small Industries Development Organization) will soon start training onion farmers in proper packaging ready for sale in the East African Community (EAC) market.
By: Elisha Mayallah
Agri-Business Sunday, Apr 19, 2015
KAMPALA, Uganda – The government has asked scientists pushing for the passing of the Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill (2012) to come up with a harmonized position to ease the law.
By: Samuel Nabwiiso
Rwanda to sustain post-harvest infrastructure:KAMPALA, Uganda – The government has asked scientists pushing for the passing of the Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill (2012) to come up with a harmonized position to ease the law.
By: Samuel Nabwiiso
Agri-Business Sunday, Apr 19, 2015
KIGALI, Rwanda - Farmers in Rwanda have continued to experience problems with managing their produce.
By: Agnes Bateta
Uganda agriculture budget cut:KIGALI, Rwanda - Farmers in Rwanda have continued to experience problems with managing their produce.
By: Agnes Bateta
Agri-Business Sunday, Apr 12, 2015
KAMPALA, Uganda - Once again the agricultural sector budget has been cut in the financial year 2015/2016 and the reaction from civil activists has been swift and critical. They say productivity will continue to suffer.
By: Samuel Nabwiiso
$9m earmarked for value addition knowhow in Uganda:KAMPALA, Uganda - Once again the agricultural sector budget has been cut in the financial year 2015/2016 and the reaction from civil activists has been swift and critical. They say productivity will continue to suffer.
By: Samuel Nabwiiso
Agri-Business Sunday, Apr 05, 2015
KAMPALA, Uganda - TradeMark East Africa, (TMEA) , a non-profit consultancy promoting regional trade, will spend $9m for highlighting agriculture as a way of increasing internal production and reduction trade deficiency.
By: Sharon Mwesigye
Germans admire Rwanda agro-research methods:KAMPALA, Uganda - TradeMark East Africa, (TMEA) , a non-profit consultancy promoting regional trade, will spend $9m for highlighting agriculture as a way of increasing internal production and reduction trade deficiency.
By: Sharon Mwesigye
Agri-Business Sunday, Apr 05, 2015
KIGALI, Rwanda - The country’s methods for soil protection and research have been commended by a visiting German delegation.
By: Agnes Bateta
Dubai wants more Ethiopian produce:KIGALI, Rwanda - The country’s methods for soil protection and research have been commended by a visiting German delegation.
By: Agnes Bateta
Agri-Business Sunday, Apr 05, 2015
DUBAI, UAE - Business people in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) commercial capital, have shown interest in buying more Ethiopian foodstuffs and flowers.
By: John Sambo
Uganda to revamp cocoa farming:DUBAI, UAE - Business people in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) commercial capital, have shown interest in buying more Ethiopian foodstuffs and flowers.
By: John Sambo
Agri-Business Sunday, Mar 29, 2015
KAMPALA, Uganda - Cocoa production in the country is lagging behind other producers because of the small acreage currently under cultivation.
By: Samuel Nabwiiso
Ethiopia cut flower industry blooms wider:KAMPALA, Uganda - Cocoa production in the country is lagging behind other producers because of the small acreage currently under cultivation.
By: Samuel Nabwiiso
Agri-Business Sunday, Mar 29, 2015
The Ethiopian flower industry emerged in the late 1990s, and despite being a late-comer, Ethiopia has become the second largest flower exporter in Africa (after Kenya). Projections are for even further future growth.
By: Reporter
Rwanda to protect plant varieties:The Ethiopian flower industry emerged in the late 1990s, and despite being a late-comer, Ethiopia has become the second largest flower exporter in Africa (after Kenya). Projections are for even further future growth.
By: Reporter
Agri-Business Sunday, Mar 22, 2015
KIGALI, Rwanda - The government is looking into protecting its unique plant varieties as part of the overall agriculture policy.
By: Agnes Bateta
Tanzanian tea firm eyes bigger markets:KIGALI, Rwanda - The government is looking into protecting its unique plant varieties as part of the overall agriculture policy.
By: Agnes Bateta
Agri-Business Sunday, Mar 22, 2015
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Chai Bora is stepping out of its comfort zone of the domestic market and is now eyeing a deeper penetration of East Africa as a whole with promises to provide various quality tea products.
By: Damas Makangale
Regional small farmers need help:DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Chai Bora is stepping out of its comfort zone of the domestic market and is now eyeing a deeper penetration of East Africa as a whole with promises to provide various quality tea products.
By: Damas Makangale
Agri-Business Sunday, Mar 15, 2015
ARUSHA, Tanzania - Political leaders in East African countries have been urged to make sure that more investment is directed towards supporting small scale farmers so as to fast track agricultural development in the region.
By: Elisha Mayallah
Disease hits Kenya maize expectations:ARUSHA, Tanzania - Political leaders in East African countries have been urged to make sure that more investment is directed towards supporting small scale farmers so as to fast track agricultural development in the region.
By: Elisha Mayallah
Agri-Business Sunday, Mar 08, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya’s maize growing areas registered a 10% decline during the long rains season of March to May as Maize Lethal Necrotic Disease (MLND) affected the crop, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture said last week.
By: Joseph Burite
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya’s maize growing areas registered a 10% decline during the long rains season of March to May as Maize Lethal Necrotic Disease (MLND) affected the crop, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture said last week.
By: Joseph Burite
Uganda coffee sector at crossroads Tanzania earns $50m from the tobacco industry Imported rice dampens African output Africa in mobile farming survey Rwanda adopts new coffee policy Uganda urged to shift from subsistence farming