Entebbe, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | In Uganda, where farming is the heart of the economy, entrepreneur Nsabimana Elie is showing how valuable it is to transform local crops into new products. He started his food processing company, MIECA, in 2018. Through MIECA, Nsabimana has not only become a champion for …
Read More »Ugandans rallied to continue consumption of staple foods
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health and food rights advocates are urging the public to ignore recent information that wrongly links common local foods like matooke (green bananas) and kalo (millet) to the rise in diabetes cases. The group says the article, published by New Vision, is misleading and …
Read More »WHEAT: Private Sector Foundation hosts dialogue on import replacements
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans have been urged to step up domestic production and processing of wheat substitutes such as cassava and matooke. Wheat prices in the country are on the rise as result of rise in fuel prices as well as the Russia-Ukraine war which hiked cost …
Read More »Matooke prices shoot up in Luwero district
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prices for matooke, a staple food for people in Luwero town council have increased over drought and hailstorms that have destroyed plantations. A bunch of matooke that has been selling for 5000 shillings now costs 15,000 shillings. A bunch that has been selling at shillings …
Read More »Bududa traders complain of falling prices of matooke
Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Matooke traders in Bududa district are complaining about the falling prices of Matooke in the region of Bugisu. The traders say previously the smallest bunch was Uganda shillings 10,000, but now it is down to 2000, while the biggest that cost 50,000 is now between …
Read More »Matooke prices crash, Ankole farmers frustrated
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A drastic decline in prices of Matooke has frustrated farmers from parts of Ankole, one of the biggest producers of Matooke both a cash and food crop. Matooke production has over the years transformed livelihoods across the region, with more people depending on the food …
Read More »Banana farmers fault Presidential initiative for failing to address post harvest losses
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Banana farmers in the greater Bushenyi districts have faulted the Presidential Initiative on banana industrial development for failing to address the challenge of post-harvest losses. The Presidential Initiative was established to facilitate the development of banana-based sustainable processing enterprises, to help farmers to add …
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