Uganda exports its first set of silk yarn branded ‘Usilk’ to Europe
At full commercialisation the government of Uganda will earn approximately UGX500B annually in taxes.
Category: Agriculture
Acholi: Farmers struggle to produce black soldier fly larvae
Breeding black soldier flies started in 2020 to manage waste or to reduce the volume of waste disposal in Gulu city and the entire region.
Refugees, host community farmers take on irrigation to grow vegetables during dry spell
The refugee settlement that is benefiting out of the 19 refugee settlements in Adjumani district is Pagirinya, Maaji I & II, Nyumanzi, Ayilo I &ii, and Oluwa I & II.
Kotido: Farmers in Lobanya harvests highly following support from DDS-NK
Imen Anna, who was trained in conservation agriculture and post-harvest management, harvested over 70 bags of maize, 120 kilograms of simsim and 80 kilograms of beans.
TRIDI says Dr Musenero using blackmail, dangerous direction to frustrate the national silk project
The government gave TRIDI money to procure land for the project whose payment was cleared between January and March 2022 and has never been registered in the name of Clet Masiga.
Pictorials, texts as Zombo tea farmers, leaders conclude tours of Ankole
Tea farming in Zombo district is taking shape with more farmers embracing and planting more seedlings as the government and investors from the UAE move to set up a factory.
Amid obstructions, TRIDI’s sericulture project on course
Even when Parliament appropriated Uganda shillings 43 billion to ensure the commercial production of silk, the money is yet to be released, TRIDI executive director, said.
Gulu: Countryside Harvester’s director arrested over shs1.2b extortion claim
Naptali Okongo, the managing director of Aswah Technical Service and General Enterprise said they signed two contracts with the organization for the construction of offices, digging a septic tank, and renovation, among other works to the tune of shs75 million.
Zombo leaders give 10 acres of land for constructing a tea factory
According to some of the Alur Kingdom cultural leaders, their King is passionate about tea [revival] and had initially offered a part of the Kingdom’s land for a tea factory.
Museveni directs Zombo to offer 10 acres of land for a tea factory
The minister added that “the purpose of this letter is to invite you to an urgent meeting on Friday 9th September 2022 starting at 9:00 am at Zombo District Headquarters to identify the land”.
Hunger is a looming threat in Uganda
LAYDNET is ready to work with like-minded organizations including those in civil society, UN agencies (such as FAO, WFP, and UNICEF), and government agencies, to design and implement innovative strategies to combat chronic hunger.
Zombo Tea Farmers’ Cooperative Society holds AGM with optimism factory will come soon
Once set up, the factory is expected to employ at least 1,000 people per district in the initial stage, according to Edwin Atukunda Beekunda, EFOTI Director in an interview in 2020.