The local Ugandan chicken is a delicacy for almost every citizen. However, rearing one from a chick into a ready cock or hen for either beef or laying eggs takes more than a year, a factor which beats the breed when it comes to business. For that matter, businessmen opted for imported breeds from India […]
Despite the busy schedule of the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa, he always fixes time to go and supervise his own wealth creation activities. A Kiganda proverb says, Omukulu bw’atakwata mu kisobo, embuzi zifa nnaganga. Literally translated that; When the owner of the farm fails to take a supervisory responsibility of his animals, […]
IBANDA-UGANDA The recent fall in the prices of vanilla has frustrated farmers in Ibanda district, many of them fearing that they may not be able to recoup their investment. A kilogram of vanilla was valued at 550,000 Shillings in the pre-COVID-19 period. However, this value gradually decreased to sh210,000 in 2021 and worsened in 2022 […]
The Insight Post Uganda The Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) recently commissioned a modern ferry named ‘MV Palm-Uganda’ that will operate on Lake Victoria, connecting Kiyindi landing site in Buikwe district to the Islands at Kirongo in Buvuma district. The state-of-the-art vessel, built by Songoro Marine Transport Limited in […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday started his three-day tour to Masaka District. Museveni visited and pledged to support Kyesiiga Green Village farming Center at Lwemonde village, Kyesiima parish, Kyesiiga sub-county in Masaka district. He said he will accord them all the necessary support including giving them a Canter Truck to help them in their […]
President Yoweri Museveni has told the people of West Nile to stop being spectators but to join the money economy in order to fight poverty and create wealth. He made the appeal on Wednesday while addressing a rally in the West Nile sub-region on wealth creation. The President who is on a tour on investment and […]
The National Animal Genetic Resources and Data Bank (NAGRC&DB) has made great strides in the past one year, revitalizing the up country ranches and promoting further the need to have more cattle with value addition and goats. Last year, the Minister for Agriculture in charge of Animal Industry Col. Bright Rwamirama said, there was need […]