Tag Archives: farming

Bueno Aires, Argentina | WORLDCRUNCH.COM | Argentina is known for its large-scale, high-tech and export-driven farming sector. But now, some of its engineers are using their expertise to improve the practices of small-scale, peasant farmers — in Africa. Such is the case of Juan Francisco Acutain and Francisco Podestá, who are …

How U.S. funding for science set up a clash between parliament and Museveni Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE AND ISAAC KHISA | When President Yoweri Museveni rejected the Genetic Engineering Regulatory Bill 2018, for the second consecutive time, his action left the Ugandan public polarized between local and international interests …

Accra, Ghana | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Emma Naluyima, a trained veterinary doctor and Senegalese forestry engineer Baba Dioum were this week named joint winners of the 2019 Africa Food Prize, a US $100,000 award celebrating those taking control of the continent’s agricultural agenda. Dr. Naluyima, a smallholder farmer and private …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said his recent countrywide ‘wealth creation’ campaign aimed to continue his life-long assault on the bottleneck of the archaic tradition of subsistence farming. “The traditional way, where you only work for the stomach (subsistence farming), is a disaster for the African …

The models and their pros and cons | Ruth Hall, Dzodzi Tsikata and Ian Scoones | Colonialism brought large-scale farming to Africa, promising modernisation and jobs – but often dispossessing people and exploiting workers. Now, after several decades of independence, and with investor interest growing, African governments are once again …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has reiterated a call to Ugandans to embrace modern farming practices. He observed that although Ugandans have taken remarkable steps to get out of poverty, they need to embrace market oriented agriculture. The president said that projects like zero grazing for dairy, …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It was a time of great celebration in Lhuhwahwa II village in Kasese district and in Rukomero village in Kyenjojo district in Western Uganda last week as community members came together to celebrate adoption of nutrition sensitive agricultural practices, improved dietary diversity and good …

Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | More than 3,600 people have been killed in clashes between farmers and herders in Nigeria since 2016, Amnesty International said on Monday, blaming the government’s failure to punish the perpetrators for fuelling the violence. The international human rights organisation said more than 2,000 were killed …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Agriculture can provide jobs to Uganda’s unemployed youth if well harnessed, according to the twelfth Uganda Economic Update published this week by the World Bank. According to a World Bank statement, the report, “Developing Uganda’s Agri-Food System for Inclusive Economic Growth,” notes that the …

But focus on export poses unexpected challenges Kampala, Uganda | ANDREW S. KAGGWA | Uganda’s organic farming scene could change dramatically if a new model introduced by the government catches on. To see the model first hand, one must travel 56 kilometres west from the capital, Kampala, to Kampiringisa in Mpigi …