Webtorial Washington, D.C., September 7, 2010: Scientists have shown for the first time that ‘orange’ maize is a good source of vitamin A. This means that orange maize, a variety bred to improve nutrition, could provide vitamin A through the diet to millions of poor people at risk of vitamin A deficiency. Vitamin A deficiency […]
Organic agriculture is spreading throughout the world and yet some fear that this is putting the food security of African small-holder farmers at risk. This concern was studied carefully by the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) using data generated from a survey of 224 smallholder farmers producing coffee and pineapples. The results indicated that […]
The Minister of Uganda for Agriculture, Hope Mwesigye has asked Ugandans to utilize weather information in order to plan for proper agricultural production. Mwesigye says recently a wave of food shortages hit different parts of Uganda, especially north and Eastern because some farmers had not planted crops on time. The minister was speaking to journalists […]
The Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group has appealed to the government to develop programmes that enable farmers to access affordable agricultural inputs that will help their crops grow well for better yields. The group says besides 6% of the households in that survey reported that access to some of the inputs like herbicides and animal […]
Food shortages are reported in different parts of Uganda year in year out. But the government has always insisted that Uganda is not food insecure, arguing that while some regions have food shortages due to drought and other reasons, many other regions in the country have surplus food. As a solution to this anomaly, the […]
Uganda has been selected to host the AgriBusiness Forum 2010 which will take place at the Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort from 3-6 October. The Agribuisness Forum is organised by the Brussels-based nonprofit organisation EMRC (European marketing Research Center) in partnership with the Government of Uganda. A statement from the organizers indicates that Uganda President Yoweri Museveni […]
By Lorenzo Cotula Two years since the media spotlight turned on the so-called ‘land grab’ – whereby agribusiness, investment funds and government agencies acquire farmland in Africa, Latin America and Asia – the debate rages on. And rightly so. Private sector expectations of higher food and commodity prices and government concerns about longer-term food and […]
The government of Uganda is in the process of formulating new guidelines to implement the second phase of the National Agricultural Advisory Services programme commonly known as Naads. The programme was recently halted by President Yoweri Museveni following several complaints from the public of mismanagement of funds by the NAADS officials. Most of the projects were […]
A leading meat packing plant in Uganda, Fresh cuts has got certified recognition from the International Standardization Organisation for meeting the International food safety and management standards. The ISO standards on food security are set to ensure effective interactive communication through the food chain such that the best quality food products are delivered to the […]
The President of the Uganda National Farmers’ Federation Charles Ogang has assured Ugandans that the 18th Source of Nile agriculture and trade exhibition is going on as scheduled in Jinja. This followed rumors that the exhibition might be cancelled followed bomb blast in Uganda on Sunday that killed at least 74 people and injured several […]