RWAMWANJA, Uganda – At home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, police reservist Kwizera Gasigwa farmed cassava and maize for his family to eat and to sell, to help his meagre income stretch a ...

Mastercard Community Pass team speaking to farmers and cooperatives during the 28th National Agriculture Show in Jinja hosted by the Uganda National Farmers Federation (UNFFE). Farmers know all about ...

My great passion these days is agroecology. After my training in organic agriculture and business, I began collaborating with Sustainable Agriculture for Rural Development Network, Catholic Relief ...

An economics that works for Uganda must, therefore, be production-centred, not consumption-driven. Uganda imports what it can ...

Cinnamon farming is the practice of growing cinnamon trees for its bark, which is then processed into spice. Cinnamon farming in Uganda is concentrated around the fertile Lake Victoria basin, ...

To say that it takes a village to raise a child is as true in an African village as it is in an American town. Especially if the children are orphans without hope of even a high school education. No ...

Each year, approximately 400,000 young Ugandans enter the labour market. Many are educated and eager to work, yet job opportunities remain limited. This persistent mismatch between skills and ...

Uganda is edging closer to a major agricultural breakthrough as scientists finalise testing of new homegrown aromatic rice varieties designed to replace imported Basmati and Supa rice. The move is ...