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WHAT HAPPENED TO KAGOGO COFFEE FACTORY IN RUKUNGIRI?
Coffee has continued to be Uganda’s top export crop. In the 1980s, coffee farmers planted about 191,700 hectares of Robusta coffee and 33,000 hectares of Arabic coffee. Most of Arabic […] More
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THE CURSE OF PALM TREE PLANTATION IN UGANDA
I wrote the article below way back in 2019. I am sure many of you never read it. It is still relevant culturally, socio-politically, socio-ecologically, socio-economically and environmentally. In […] More
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THE KISORO FARMERS: A LESSON IN COMMUNITY-DRIVEN AGRICULTURE FOR WEST NILE
Flying over Kisoro, one cannot help but be awestruck by the patchwork of vibrant, productive farmland below. These aren’t the vast, mechanised estates you might associate with commercial agriculture. No—this […] More
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL THREAT OF OIL PALM GROWING IN UGANDA: THE CASE OF BUSOGA.
Like virtually every project or programme in Uganda, oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) growing started in Uganda because the President Tibuhaburwa Museveni committed a lot his political time and energy […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Community & Opinion, Environment & Climate, Health and Medicine, Innovation, Science and Technology, Writing and Literature
Turning Kampala’s Trash into Treasure
The Rise of Composting Imagine a Kampala where food scraps and garden trimmings don’t end up clogging landfills, but instead transform into rich, black gold: compost. This isn’t a far-fetched […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Career and Employment, Finance, Markets and Economics, Politics and GovernmentClosure of USAID and why a successful Parish Development Model will make Uganda stronger.
The Donald Trump administration shut down USAID. For 2025, USAID programs in Uganda had dedicated at least $306 million, mainly for healthcare, research, and refugee support. With this closure, over […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Education and Academia, Finance, Markets and Economics, Identity & Culture, Pets and Animals, Politics and GovernmentThe Old and New Cultural Vandalism in the Indigenous Nations of Uganda
Introduction: Understanding Traditional Culture and Cultural Practices Culture constitutes the foundational fabric of any society—the shared beliefs, values, behaviours, customs, symbols, and artefacts that bind people together across generations. Among […] More
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Include National School Feeding Program in the NRM Manifesto to boost Parish development model and protect gains achieved under operation wealth creation.
Parish Development Model is primarily a seed money incentive for mostly rural households in Uganda. Injecting money at grassroots boosts agricultural productivity, stimulates local aggregate demand and spreads the money […] More
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THE VANISHING SANCTUARY: UNRAVELLING THE COLLAPSE OF GENUINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN 21ST CENTURY UGANDA.
Introduction: The Essence and Erosion of Conservation Environmental conservation is, at its heart, a philosophy and practice of sustaining the diversity, integrity, and resilience of life on Earth. It is […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Environment & Climate, Family, Friends and Relationships, Identity & Culture, Journalism and Media, Law, Crime and Justice, Politics and Government, Writing and LiteratureShadows of Hope: Rebuilding Lives in Karamoja’s Drought-Stricken Plains
The sun blazed mercilessly over Karamoja’s arid plains near Moroto, its heat baking the cracked earth where Atim sat with her younger brother, Lokong, under a scraggly acacia. At 21, […] More
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TEARS OF THE NATURE
TEARS OF THE NATURE By: Georgina Lowole […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Food and Dining, Identity & Culture, Law, Crime and Justice, Religion and SpiritualityPork, Piety & Pangas: The Day Yumbe Burned
Upon being offline for a while, I opened my X app and was immediately struck by chaos. My feed was ablaze with videos of mobs, teargas, and a bleeding youth […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Finance, Markets and Economics, Mining and Minerals, Travel and AdventureWILL MALAWI EVER DEVELOP?
There are four major ways through which individuals can become wealthy or earn money. These are: working for a salary, engaging in business or trade, stealing, or begging. In the […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Business and Entrepreneurship, Career and Employment, Education and Academia, Fiction, Health and Medicine, Identity & Culture, Innovation, Science and Technology, Journalism and Media, Politics and Government, War and Conflict, Writing and LiteratureReality Under Siege: When AI Rewrites the World
In the beginning, artificial intelligence was a distant marvel — something spoken about in TED Talks and foreign tech expos. In Uganda, it arrived quietly, tucked inside mobile apps, banking […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Energy and Electricity, Finance, Markets and Economics, Politics and GovernmentFuel Volatility: The Silent Tax Crushing Uganda’s Farmers – And How the 2026/27 Budget Must Fight Back.
Uganda’s 2026/27 national budget architects face a brutal external reality: the Middle East conflict driving fuel volatility. At UGX 5,250–6,000 per litre for diesel and petrol, this is no abstract […] More
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Sindi’s Story
It was a cold, stormy night and I had just returned from the Sacrament of Penance. Mum decided that she would sit with me and nobody else in my room […] More
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Agricultural Productivity key to saving Uganda’s forests
On October 6th 2016, a group of concerned and furious NGOs led by Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) petitioned Prime Minister Rt.Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda on the state of […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Family, Friends and Relationships, Fiction, Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and LiteratureBite The Hand That Feeds You
In the lush, sun-drenched hills of Maracha District, in a village called Ofude, lived an old farmer named Mzee Dramani. He was a man of quiet strength, known throughout the […] More
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