August 1, 2023 1:26 pm
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Agripoint Initiatives in partnership with Afro-Kai Uganda Limited conducted Business Development training for smallholder farmers cooperatives in Fort Portal. The training with the overall objective to help small scale farmers organized in cooperatives to know how to make money in farming, save and re-invest in agriculture occurred for a period of 2 days. At... Read More
July 27, 2023 11:45 am
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Much of the Agripoint Initiatives training focused on helping the smallholder farmers to know how to make money in farming, manage money and reinvest. The training conducted was participatory and delivered closed to farmer’s homes. Although it was harvesting period – a busy time for farmers in the area, a... Read More
July 25, 2023 2:07 pm
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Nwoya curved from Amuru district consist of 10 sub-counties with about 120 smallholder farmer groups/cooperatives. The district has the great potential to improve the livelihoods and rural economy due to the presence of well drained fertile soils conducive for most of the crops. Smallholder farmers in the area cultivate maize,... Read More
July 24, 2023 8:39 am
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After a one-day successful training of 4 smallholder cooperatives with total number of 45 members on Saturday 15/7/2023 in Kyakangado Village, Kirandongo subcounty, Kiryandongo district, Mr. Keyura David smallholder and a chairperson of Tusangukengane Saving group, Nakayigo Grace a chairperson of Kabarole Saving group, Arechope Christine a chairperson of Nyakagando... Read More
July 18, 2023 4:15 pm
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Agripoint Managing Director: Humphrey Mutaasa, represents the Agribusiness private sector in a ministerial sector discussion at Ministry of Finance, planning and economic development in Kampala city recently. The Discussions were focused on how to strategically support the sector for sustainable economic growth, job creation.
July 18, 2023 8:24 am
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Amuru is one of districts in Northern Uganda that harbors the largest population of LRA Returnees (smallholder farmers). The Returnees were abducted at young ages and spent over 20 years in the bush. After the war, they returned home in 2015 and started to farm individually, but could not realize... Read More
August 2, 2022 4:08 pm
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On 29th of March, KAS cooperated with its partner ACTADE (African Center for Trade and Development) to host a roundtable discussion at Sheraton Hotel Kampala and to come up with ideas on how to digitize agricultural value chains in Uganda. Experts and practitioners discussed about challenges and opportunities to support... Read More
August 2, 2022 3:59 pm
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Civil Society Organisations and ACTADE have on Tuesday held a press briefing in Bukoto ahead of the 9th Annual Trade Sector Performance Review. Under the Southern and East African Trade Initiative (SEATINI), CSOs asked the government to address challenges of Agro-based Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for their competitiveness... Read More
August 9, 2020 3:52 pm
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The firm wants to buy quality simsim oil seeds directly from the local farmers at prime prices. Eddy Ssentumbwe, the Robust Trade Links representative in Uganda told URN that the firm is conducting an assessment on the simsim agri-business in the region before signing a Memorandum of Understanding- MoU with... Read More