What is killing Uganda’s agricultural sector?

See Link- http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/636334-what-is-killing-uganda-s-agricultural-sector.html

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Transforming Agriculture in Uganda- 9 points for action

See link- http://pubs.iied.org/G03363.html

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FAO – Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition discussion. My response to the latest question.

Question: If you were designing an agricultural investment programme, what are the top 5 things you would do to maximize its impact on nutrition?

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MUSEVENOMICS: Engaging Uganda’s President Museveni on whether high commodity/food prices mean better income for farmers

Popular understanding as postulated by Ugandan President Museveni suggests that if the prices of commodity prices go up, farmers should benefit by way of higher income.

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Bumpy agriculture journey in Uganda: Why the Sector is limping and where do we want to be?

For the past eight years, I have been on a learning journey – for the large part dedicated to farming and agricultural systems in Uganda. Of course, I was born and raised in a farmer’ household. I therefore tend to think that this naturalized me into farmers’ daily realities.

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Can we create jobs? Budget Priorities and Job creation in a competitive Regional Market

Uganda’s National Budget has been presented and explained as a statement of projected revenues and expenditure. The larger section of the citizenry understand it as a ritual of government to announce the budget every June of every year.

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It’s Arithmetic! Thoughts on reclaiming Uganda’s agricultural extension services.

Everything is Maths. Everything is numbers. Because math is logic. Even music is maths, for mathematics is the basis of sound. Indeed all nature consists of harmony arising out of numbers. Today, I will use numbers to illuminate the tragedy of agricultural extension services in Uganda.

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Why the UPDF should be backed to boost agricultural modernization.

For the past eight years, I have been on a learning journey – for the large part dedicated to farming and agricultural systems in Uganda. Of course, I was born and raised in a farmer’ household. I therefore tend to think that this naturalized me into farmers’ daily realities.

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Oil in Uganda: What does it mean for Agriculture sector?

The recent discoveries of oil and gas deposits in Uganda present new opportunities through access to energy and increased oil revenues that can be used to chart a sustainable growth path that does not only create economic growth but also results in economic development whereby growth is fairly well distributed to facilitate poverty reduction.

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Open Government: Why Citizens Should Monitor Uganda’s Policy Commitments

On 20thSeptember in New York President Barack Obama launched the Open Government Partnership (OGP, see www.opengovpartnership.org), a powerful, new effort that seeks to make governments more open to their citizens. Not anyone can join; eligible countries need to meet a minimum set of transparency criteria.

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What Uganda must do to benefit from the economic integration

Food Security Situation in Uganda – VOA Interview with Morrison Rwakakamba. Listen

Hoe economics: From farmers to diggers

Copenhagen climate talks should focus on farmers