Pepper growers in Rwanda stuck with produce
GATSIBO – A Pepper growers’ cooperative in Rugarama sector, Gatsibo District, is stuck with tonnes of their produce after failing to secure market. Hot pepper rot in Rugarama sector as farmers look on helplessly. The New Times / S. Rwembeho. According to the farmers, they grew a lot of pepper in the previous season which they have since failed to More...
Hybrid coffee seedlings distribution campaign in Moshi bears fruits
Tanzania Coffee Research Institute (TaCRI) has succeeded in executing hybrid coffee seedlings distribution campaigns in Moshi rural, a major coffee producing district in Kilimanjaro region. This was revealed by More...
Kenyan minister unveils anti-fake seed
A new body to crack on fake seeds business that has led to poor crop yield over the past few years has been formed. The minister for Agriculture, Dr Sally Kosgei The Alliance for Seed Industry in Eastern and Southern More...
Tanzania Govt establishes authority to improve agriculture
The Government has established an authority which will ensure farmers apply proper agricultural inputs to improve agricultural production. The deputy minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Mr More...
Locusts destroy rice farms in Katavi
Over 6,000 hectares of rice farms have been destroyed by locust at Mawamapuli, Seso and Mwamkulu villages in Mpanda District, Katavi region. The calamity has tiggered fears with farmers saying they were likely More...
Milk prices in Uganda remain high even as supply increases
Milk is still priced highly on the market. Ugandans continue to pay expensively for a litre of milk despite an increase in the commodity’s production. The increase is attributed to improving weather conditions More...
Agriculture budget cut a blow to Uganda’s economy
Women tend to cabbages in the garden. Agriculture is Uganda’s largest economic activity yet money allocated to the sector reduces each year. The finance ministry blames this on the sector’s low performance More...
Tanzania farmers body wants middlemen banned
The government has been urged to ban black-market middlemen who engage in exploiting farmers in Dar es Salaam and other urban markets. These middlemen are not formally recognized and do not pay any taxes, it has More...
Ugandan soya bean demand hits record high
Roasted soya beans. The commodity is now facing increased demand, in a lucrative market. File photo. Farmers are destined to earn big as the demand for soya bean both locally and internationally has increased. Experts More...
Rising consumption threatens efforts to fix sugar shortage in Uganda
A trader shows of the quality of sugar. By August last year, the supply of sugar on the local market could not meet it's high demand. Uganda will need three more years to produce enough sugar to surpass its More...
