Impact of investment and growth in our livelihoods

The Uganda Investment Authority on June 21 organised an investment and consultative conference at Hotel Africana, Kampala. Morrison Rwakakamba, the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency for Transformation — a think and do tank on agricultural and environmental policy — made a presentation of the role of foreign domestic investment (FDI) and domestic investment in

Do ideas in Uganda Matter?

Ideas matter. Substance rather than form is supreme. Truth, reasonableness and respect are critical to blooming of enduring ideas. And for ideas to matter, they should be relevant and contextual. Such ideas should also be bold and practical enough to solve real world problems and thus expand opportunities and options for a better future of

Why more effort is needed for Youth Livelihood Programe to deliver jobs

Youth livelihood programme (YLP) is a five year government development programme that started in 2013, ending in 2018 targeting poor and unemployed youth to harness their social-economic potential and increase self-employment opportunities and income levels with a budget of 265 billion Uganda shillings. The project was meant to support the youth in form of a

Uganda decides: go big or go small

Like any farmer anywhere, Morrison Rwakakamba feels that farming is in his DNA, yet this 35yearold finds himself pulled in two directions — home to his farm in the southwest corner of Uganda, but also to the city and to the corridors of power in the capital Kampala where he has been appointed special adviser

Uganda Decides: Go Big or Go Small

Like any farmer anywhere, Morrison Rwakakamba feels that farming is in his DNA, yet this 35-year-old finds himself pulled in two directions — home to his farm in the southwest corner of Uganda, but also to the city and to the corridors of power in the capital Kampala where he has been appointed special adviser to the president.

Oil Vs agriculture: Walking a tight rope ahead

Oil Vs agriculture: Walking a tight rope ahead Uganda, a country dependent on agriculture, is about to start producing oil — 2018, ceteris paribus.

Kyankwanzi meeting should discuss state of Uganda’s soils

Ruling NRM Members implementation, reviewing state of service delivery and other internal political management issues. of Parliament are in Kyankwanzi

What does oil mean for Rukungiri farmers?

What does oil mean for farmers in Rukungiri- New Vision opinion- Brian Katabazi AfT (1)

Foreign Aid: The National Farmers Federation Struggle for Legitimacy

Foreign Aid: The National Farmers Federation Struggle for Legitimacy   Smallholder farmers harvesting      Photo courtesy The Uganda National Farmers Federation (UNFFE) was founded in January, 1992 by farmers throughout Uganda in response to a need for better services for and exchanges between the farming communities that comprises over 70% of Uganda’s population. At the same

Will a new legislation stop deepening enviromental degradation in uganda?

 

why Uganda should do own SME Business perception

Experts Warn Against Private Pension Schemes

Savers Caution Government on Pension Reforms

Experts Diagnose Uganda’s Pension Liberalization Scheme

Different experts have discussed the pension liberalization scheme that was recently tabled before parliament in a debate organized by OSIEA and Agency for Transformation at Kampala Serena Hotel on Tuesday morning. In his discussion, Dan Ngabirano, a lecturer at the school of law at Makerere University explained that a right to information is a relevant tool

The changing face of NAADS and what the entry of Uganda People’s Defense Forces will mean for Uganda’s agriculture

WHERE’S MY GOAT? AMPLIFYING THE VOICE OF COMMUNITIES TO COMBAT CORRUPTION

Citizens are critical allies in the fight against corruption. But at present their voices aren’t being heard. Read Full Article

Rwakakamba on Bio Fuels and Food Security

Smallholder farmers climate vulnerabilities, can geo-engineering help?

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Reducing the cost of doing business

Processed products increase profits