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8 Miles sells Biyinzika Poultry to investor consortium as it winds down operations
8 Miles, the UK-based fund, has sold its entire stake in Biyinzika Poultry International Ltd to a consortium that includes an American company and a regional industry executive
November 30, 2023
Agriculture
Politics & Policy
Why maize is causing trade tensions between Kenya and its neighbours
There was confusion in the East African grain market this week after Kenya banned maize imports from Tanzania and Uganda, saying that levels of mycotoxins in maize from the two countries were above safety limits
March 12, 2021
Agriculture
Second wave of locust invasion can be stopped early — here’s how
The current locust invasion in East Africa has caused significant damage in pastoral regions, where the pests have devoured pasture and tree leaves. They are now reaching some of the major maize growing areas where they are likely to cause a lot of damage to the crops
February 29, 2020
Economy
Climate change to lead to more insect and pest invasions
Studies show that insect-pest related yield losses for maize, rice and wheat are expected to increase by between 10% and 25% for each degree Celsius of warming. The impact will be huge
February 25, 2020
Economy
Opinion
Politics & Policy
Kenya’s Perfect Storm
Annual rains have hit Kenya especially hard this year, causing havoc in the capital. But there is a silver lining amid the gloom: weather-related infrastructure challenges have pushed bureaucrats to tackle old issues like corruption and mismanagement with a renewed sense of urgency
July 13, 2018
Opinion
Financial equality for Africa’s women farmers
If Africa’s gender gap is ever to be closed, the unique obstacles faced by African women, particularly poor female farmers, must become part of the global dialogue
June 23, 2018
Opinion
Listening to Africa’s Future Farmers
To remain profitable, younger growers must produce larger crops from smaller spaces, which requires innovation. Our study found that in many cases, the best solutions for young farmers are already being designed by young people
June 22, 2018
Opinion
Commercial banks are key players in the agri-business value chain
While it’s true that most commercial banks in Uganda are not ideally structured to finance individual small-holder farmers directly, the reality is that they still play critical roles within the sector, making them an indispensable part of the overall ecosystem
June 20, 2018
Economy
Investment in agriculture is not matching its output performance – World Bank report
Total factor productivity is the efficiency and utilisation of inputs in production, which means that Uganda has been putting in more than it has got out
June 20, 2018
Economy
Fix agriculture before oil gets out of the ground – World Bank
Speaking at the launch, the country manager for the World Bank Group in Uganda, Christina Malmberg Calvo said that the government needs to consider the suggested reforms and fix agriculture “before the black gold gets out of the ground.”
June 20, 2018
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