Agriculture

The President of Uganda National Farmers’ Federation (UNFF), Dick Kamuganga, has applauded their partnership with Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) that has promoted market-oriented production, which is set to be a key driver of the Parish Development Model's success to different households with the aim of eradicating poverty. According to Kamuganga, the lessons learnt from the 11-year partnership with OWC include proper identification, mobilization, organization, and empowerment of Ugandan farmers, which has transformed them from subsistence farming to commercialized agriculture. “We are...

Uganda’s high-level policy dialogue on coffee sector has opened at Speke Resort Munyonyo highlighting the transformative potential of coffee. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the dialogue on December 17, 2024, Hajji Yunus Kakande, the Secretary to the Office of the President noted that Uganda's coffee exports reached a record high of 9 million 60kg bags in the 2023/2024 financial year, generating $1.15 billion. Kakande emphasized the importance of scaling up production and value addition to further boost economic growth. “If we...

Bududa District has made impressive strides in the distribution of the Parish Development Model (PDM) funds, moving from just 20 percent at the start of the year to an extraordinary 99 percent by December 2024. This turnaround is notable, especially considering that Bududa ranked 95 out of 146 districts in Uganda earlier this year, a position district officials deemed unsatisfactory. The slow start was largely attributed to the district's challenging geographical terrain, which has complicated agricultural extension work and community...

The Government has stated that deploying operatives of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) as second-line monitors for the implementation of the Paris Development Model (PDM) will help eliminate corruption. This was revealed by Ramathan Ggoobi, the permanent secretary and secretary to the Treasury and the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development while addressing journalists at the Ministry headquarters on December 11, 2024. In 2022, the government undertook to implement the Parish Development Model, as the latest livelihood improvement program, targeting...

The National Unity Platform (NUP) party spokesperson and Leader of Opposition (LOP) in parliament Joel Ssenyonyi has expressed satisfaction with the progress of works at the Africa coffee park in Ntungamo. While speaking to the media on December 12, 2024 Ssenyonyi noted that their visit to Ntungamo showed progress of the coffee park project and unlike other projects, the progress was visible. “Unlike other projects where the government has injected billions of tax payer’s money, the coffee project in Ntungamo shows...

The Deputy Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO), Colonel Emmy Katabazi, has implored the Mbale ghetto youth to involve themselves in income-generating activities that will help them eradicate poverty and improve their economic well-being. Col Katabazi was meeting the ghetto youth of Mbale city at Mbale Secondary School in Mbale city on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. He assured the ghetto youth that Uganda is their country, where they should serve with dignity and that peace and security will continue...