Uganda seed trade Association

Uganda Farmers Contend with Seeds of Uncertainty

James Kisembo, a farmer in Kabarole, western Uganda, decided to prepare two acres for growing beans, three times the size of what he grew in 2014. Kisembo was inspired by the good harvest his neighbour got the previous season. He went hunting for the better seed varieties from a seed shop in Fort Portal town. […]

Inadequate seed production capacity key cause of anomalies in Uganda seed sector

Following the complaints by farmers and seed producers about fake and adulterated seeds on the market, Gerald Businge interviewed Bulegeya Komayombi, the Commissioner for Crop Protection in Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture about the government’s efforts to solve the problem and to develop the seed and crop development sector. Below are excerpts: – Qn: Does the […]