The Director of Research at the National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI) Dr. Geoffrey Arinaitwe has assured Members of Parliament sitting on the parliamentary committee of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries that the institute has so far developed ten lines of modern coffee varieties which are high yielding, resistant to the climate change conditions, pests and […]
In a bid to increase the production and productivity of coffee and cocoa, the government in conjunction with the European Union has boosted the funding into research with a sh1.2bn grant to National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI). Dr. Sandra Ndagire Kamenya, the acting National Project coordinator for Coffee and Cocoa Value Chain Development Project (CoCoDev) […]
The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga has urged government to increase the budget allocated for the agriculture sector. Mayiga said that as a sector in which Uganda has a comparative advantage, if handled and funded well, it can lead to more yields compared to other sectors, industrialisation inclusive. “With the progress registered from the […]
Katikkiro wa Uganda, Charles Peter Mayiga alambudde ebifo eby’enjawulo ewali okunoonyereza n’okugatta omutindo ku birimibwa n’okulunda mu ggwanga wansi w’ekitongole kya National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) nga kino kyatta omukago n’Obwakaka bwa Buganda okulaba ng’ebyo ebikolebwa mu bifo bino eby’enjawulo bisaasaanyisibwa mu bantu ba Kabaka okusingira ddala abavubuka mu masaza ag’enjawulo. Mu bifo Katikkiro by’alambudde […]