All Uganda articles
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NewsAfrican smallholders call for improved tech access
Rome roundtable gathers farmers from Sub-Saharan Africa to discuss how a diverse set of practices and technologies can enhance productivity, soil health, biodiversity and more
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ArticleBranston’s £10k donation builds Ugandan potato skills
British supplier is working to help improve food security in southern African nation
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NewsZahra Food Industries empowers refugees in Uganda with new cereal bars
Ugandan supplier launches breakfast bars containing tropical fruit and nuts from refugee communities
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ArticleMaking a name for Ugandan fresh produce
Odrek Rwabwogo of Uganda’s Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID) tells Fred Searle what he thinks the country must do to establish itself as a trusted supplier to the UK and Europe
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ArticleUganda's avocado ambitions
Fred Searle travels to the East African nation as it begins to export Hass for the very first time. The aim: to establish the country as a trusted supplier and help lift small-scale farmers out of poverty
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ArticleUganda goes global
It may have been slower to embrace exports than some of its East African neighbours, but Uganda is now targeting rapid growth in fresh produce shipments, not least to the UK. Fred Searle reports
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ArticleUganda’s jackfruit journey
Fred Searle visits Zahra Food Industries in Uganda as the up-and-coming jackfruit supplier begins to unlock the financial potential of the country’s ‘ancestral’ trees
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ArticleUK is ‘missing opportunities’ to import from Uganda
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni calls on Britain to invest in Ugandan fruit and vegetable production but stresses the need for value addition at source
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ArticleUK growers among Ugandan tree project
Eight executives from British food and farm businesses take part in Thousand Trees challenge in Uganda
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ArticleBlockchain projects get CTA backing
Initiatives in Côte d’Ivoire, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Trinidad and Tobago and Uganda will include vegetable traceability
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ArticleUSDA unveils export programme
In a bid to increase US opportunities, a series of trade missions have been planned for 2019
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ArticleA high price for passion in Ugandan dry-season
Long, dry periods are a blessing in disguise for some Ugandan growers who can harvest between biannual cycles
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ArticleFrosts slash EU apple forecast
Growers hopeful that a sharp fall in Northern Hemisphere production will lead to a more balanced market
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ArticleGM banana could boost vitamin A
Modified variety tested in Uganda by team of Australian scientists has apparently produced encouraging results
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ArticleDutch supplier pioneers climate neutral products
Retail supplier Superunie has become climate neutral on some lines by reducing and offsetting carbon emissions in supply chain
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ArticleExotic tastes drive up sales
The exotics category is in strong value and volume growth, but the ever more competitive nature of supply is making life complicated for importers
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ArticleMarshal Papworth Fund bolsters committee
The charity education body has welcomed Matthew Studdert-Kennedy and Matthew Naylor as committee members
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ArticleHabanero peppers recover from supply issues
Issues with primary Habanero hot pepper supply country Uganda have sent prices soaring, and some importers looking for new suppliers
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ArticleGates Foundation backs East Africa project
New project sets out to grow bananas and sweet potatoes in parts of Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda
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ArticleStorage tents keep fruit fresh for less
A Belgian graduate has designed a cheap, sustainable method of extending post-harvest shelf-life in developing countries