The produce market at Busia border post registered very high demand for beans at the opening of September, however, supply was low. Only 200Mt of assorted beans varieties were traded daily throughout the first week of September. Yellow and sugar beans were preferred by the transit traders from Kenya. Yellow beans were bought at Ksh.98/kg […]
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Newly harvested beans were received in major markets. In Kampala, new yellow beans were offered at Ugx.3500-3600/kg while old stock was offered slightly cheaper. Short Nambale variety sold at Ugx.3500-3600/kg, Large Nambale beans cost Ugx.3200-3300/kg. Rosecoco beans sold at Ugx.3000-3200/kg and Masavu (sugar beans) at Ugx.3600-3700/kg wholesale price. Supply was registered from Kagadi, Hoima, Kiboga,
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Several stockiest started buying and stocking maize grain in a number of locations. In Kamwenge, they bought maize at Ugx.900-920/kg depending on quality. The quality was better and well dried. Millers had also stepped up their purchases for providing posho. In Kapchorwa, where it continued to rain, the quality of grain was not yet good.
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High volumes of maize grain were recorded at the regional cross border market in Busia. An estimated 1000Mt of grain was traded daily throughout the past week. Good quality maize grain was offered at Ksh.29/kg. (Ugx.1015), Fair quality at Ksh.28.5/kg (Ugx.997) while the least acceptable quality usually for animal feeds at Ksh.22.7/kg (Ugx.794) The grain
High volumes of grain crossing at Busia border market. Read More »
In the fish market, it was reported that the fish price especially for Nile Perch declined to Ugx.6500-7000/kg at the three major fish distribution centres in town of Kireka, Bwayise and Busega. Traders attribute the increased supply to the strict laws of catching only mature fish and zero tolerance to transportation of immature fish. Tilapia
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This initiative was an idea birthed by Mr. Tony Gamelin from Sarasota, Florida USA who coordinates charity work of Bridge-a-life in Uganda which is an organization helping people in need. Farmgain Africa did avail an agronomy expert who spent 4 days teaching smallholder farmers in Mpongo village how to manage their banana and coffee plantations
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CAPCA is the development arm of the Central Archdiocesan Province and is currently implementing CAPCA III project, a market oriented agricultural development intervention. The project covers seven agencies in the districts of Wakiso, Mpigi, Butambala, Mukono, Nakaseke, Luweero, Rakai, Bukomansimbi and Mubende districts. The project targets a total of 26 farmers Associations comprising 6,480 households
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In August 2015, Farmgain Africa Ltd. together with partners in the Humidtropics innovation platform in Kiboga and Kyankwanzi district successfully facilitated a negotiation between an institutional buyer (ARUWE) and farmer groups to purchase soybean which had been grown by farmers in the first Season of 2015. This is a major breakthrough in our market linkage
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Self Help Uganda, Under the Seed enterprise development project (SEED) and the Climate change by Bee keeping project (CAB), provided Farmgain Africa with funds and implemented a training on Market information, data collection, computation, analysis and dissemination for SHA staff and enumerators from 8 farmers associations in Kumi, Bukedea, Ngora, and Kayunga districts. It was
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Agency for Integrated Rural Development (AFIRD) with funding from GORTA is implementing food and nutrition security project in Masulita sub-county of Wakiso district aiming at building the capacity of farmers to access markets for their produce in order to obtain a strong food and nutrition security system. It is against this background that AFIRD sought
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