Farmers
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Agriculture
New breed of sorghum developed to withstand drought in Karamoja
MOROTO, August 15, 2026 — In the midst of one of the harshest droughts to hit Karamoja in recent years, a new sorghum variety is offering farmers a rare source of hope.…
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News
Poor land utilisation in Bunyoro blamed for food insecurity and land conflicts
HOIMA, August 12, 2026 — Leaders in the Bunyoro region have been urged to mobilise communities to utilise their land for increased food production and commercial farming instead of leaving large portions…
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News
Oyam CAO urges extension workers to be visible in communities
OYAM, August 10, 2026 — The Chief Administrative Officer [CAO] of Oyam district, Felix Alex Majembe, has urged agricultural extension workers to increase their presence in communities to ensure farmers have access…
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Agriculture
Kiryandongo farmers embrace walking tractors to boost yields and livelihoods
KIRYANDONGO, August 5, 2026 — Kiryandongo district, a major food basket for Uganda and its neighbours, is experiencing a quiet agricultural revolution as farmers embrace mechanisation to boost production. Since 2018, the…
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Agriculture
NARO, Chinese university partner on livestock research
KAMPALA, July 27, 2026 — The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has partnered with China’s Southwest Minzu University [SMU] in a landmark collaboration aimed at strengthening livestock disease research, enhancing veterinary diagnostics…
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International
Indonesia plans to more than double coffee export value to US$ 5.5bln
JARKATA, July 22, 2026 — Indonesia’s Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has announced ambitious plans to more than double the country’s coffee export value to Rp 100 trillion [approximately US$ 5.5 billion]…
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Agriculture
Rukiga farmers partner with researchers to boost climate resilience through science-based farming
RUKIGA, July 16, 2026 — Smallholder farmers in Rukiga district, southwestern Uganda, have partnered with researchers, environmental experts and development organisations under a new initiative aimed at strengthening resilience to climate change…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Apac soybean farmers to form cooperative to boost production and marketing
APAC, July 16, 2026 — Soybean farmers in Apac District under the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project [UCSATP] are set to form a district-wide cooperative to improve production, value addition and…
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International
FAO report examines shocks in global coffee, cocoa and tea markets
KAMPALA, July 15, 2026 – International prices of coffee, cocoa and tea have experienced significant fluctuations in recent years, exposing structural vulnerabilities in global commodity markets, according to a new report by…
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Environment
El Niño Could Cut Brazil’s Coffee Harvest by Up to 20 percent
BRASILIA, July 15, 2026 — Brazil’s coffee harvest could be reduced by between 15 percent and 20 percent due to the effects of El Niño, with extreme heat and irregular rainfall threatening…
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