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Market Information
RATIN MARKET PRICES FOR 2018-08-13
TOP 5 MARKETS MAIZE Market Country Wholesale Price(USD/MT) Retail Price(USD/MT) Bujumbura Burundi 400.33 428.93 Nairobi Kenya 291.12 401.55 Dar es salaam Tanzania 263.41 307.31 Dar es salaam Tanzania 263.41 351.21 Kisumu Kenya…
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News
Government set aside 100bn shillings for grain dealers to buy maize
BY SAMUEL NABWIISO Govt sets aside 100bn for the purchase of maize by private sector: Government has set aside Ugx 100bn shillings for grain dealers to buy maize from farmers at not…
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Africa
Safe Spaces for Youth: Here are some of the youth co-operative initiatives in Africa
The world has never been this young and even getting younger each and every day. Therefore, for us to have a sustained and developed tomorrow, it will depend on how well we…
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East Africa
Kenyan Parliament to investigate maize woes, Delayed payments
Parliament yesterday started a push to have the Government pay maize farmers Sh3.5 billion. MPs and Senators said they wanted to get to the bottom of the challenges that have crippled farmers…
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Opinions & Commentary
Ethiopia: How Conservation Agriculture Is Helping Farmers Become More Than Subsistence Farmers
By Sophie Reeve Major factors limiting food production for smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa include the depletion of soil fertility, soil erosion and periodic droughts due to climate change. In Ethiopia, crop…
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Development
DIASPORA: Ugandan Community In South Korea Seek For Improved Trade Relations
Ugandans in South Korea seek for improved trade relations: Ugandans living in South Korea have asked for government financial support to help improve trade between the two countries. The Chairperson of the…
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Market Information
FAO Food Price Index: food price posts sharpest decline since Dec
ROME, ITALY — Prices of global agricultural food commodities declined sharply in July, led lower by steep drops in dairy and sugar, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…
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The Africa Green Revolution Forum: Agri-entrepreneurs should take full advantage
The Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) is due to take place in Kigali next month and organisers will not come empty headed. Smart agri-business entrepreneurs might walk away from the forum with…
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Technology
INTERNET OF THINGS: Why technology will disrupt and transform our agriculture
Agriculture is critical to some of Africa’s biggest development goals. The sector is an engine of job creation. Farming alone currently accounts for about 60 percent of total employment in sub-Saharan…
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FROM THE FIELD: Weather Reports Come to Aid of Uganda’s Farmers
Farmers in Uganda are facing increasingly erratic climatic conditions which are impacting on agricultural production. Farmers in Uganda are keeping their crop yields high, thanks to improved weather data supplied by the…
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