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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 the growth and development of… Read More

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 and national export development. The… Read More

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 targeted farmers. The Director Partnerships… Read More

For centuries, agriculture has been the sole means of livelihood for many. Even today, several economies depend on agriculture as a key source of revenue. However, as the world modernizes, so has agriculture, as seen in the use of machines for largescale farming, fertilizers, pesticides and new seed varieties. What does this mean for subsistence… Read More