By Alex Pithua For farmers in Uganda’s highland Irish potato-growing areas, access to quality seed remains one of the biggest barriers to unlocking the full potential of the crop. Now, a new generation of potato varieties developed by the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) is raising expectations among farmers, processors and seed producers. NARO has started harvesting seed of NAROPOT 7, NAROPOT 8, NAROPOT 9 and NAROPOT 10, four newly released Irish potato varieties...

By Alex Pithua The Government of Uganda has officially launched the national roll-out of Skeepon Technology (SKP), an innovative climate-smart agricultural solution designed to strengthen crops resilience against drought, erratic rainfall and heat stress. The technology was launched on Tuesday 30th June 2026, by the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, at the 2026 National Agricultural Show in Jinja, where Government reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating agricultural...

By Alex Pithua  Significant number of small-scale commercial farmers in Zombo district, West Nile Subregion are frustrated after prolonged dry spell phenomena have devastated crops causing a significant number of losses. The high expectations for bumper harvest in first season have been decimated as a number of farmers are crying out loud. The farmers who predominantly relied on natural weather prediction and rain fed crop production in other parts of Uganda have equally suffered the...

By Mike Rwothomio A significant number of youths trained and equipped through the Community Empowerment for Rural Development (CEFORD) Aradu Pi Fur II project have reported remarkable transformations in their livelihoods, citing improved incomes and expanded agribusiness operations. The youth skilling initiative focuses on key enterprises including poultry, horticulture, piggery, and apiary. It is being implemented across selected lower local government units in Zombo District including...

By Mike Rwothomio Nestled across more than 380 acres in Kalwang Parish, Nebbi Sub-county, Nebbi District, Polla Mixed Farm Limited stands as a thriving agribusiness enterprise that demonstrates the transformative power of diversified, commercial farming in a region once dominated by subsistence practices and challenging climatic conditions. Established in 2008 , with operations scaling significantly from around 2011 on a modest initial plot of approximately four acres in a historically bushy...

By Alex Pithua Farmers in Northern Uganda have been urged to embrace research-driven agricultural technologies as a pathway to increased productivity and household incomes. According to Frank Mugabi, Head of Communications at the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), research-driven agricultural technologies provide farmers with proven, high-yielding, and climate-resilient solutions that reduce risks, lower production costs, and increase output and quality, ultimately...

By Alex Pithua Kyenjojo: In a move intended to actualize Government’s agro-industrialization agenda, the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), is purposely engaging industrialists to provide research-backed solutions that address bottlenecks in scaling agribusinesses and expanding farmer participation. The visits to various agro-industrialization sites started early this week; Riding on Memoranda of Understanding [MOU] signed with a number of sector entities, NARO is...

By Alex Pithua National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has kickstarted the animal production research program at its National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI) in Serere District. The ongoing livestock revamp at NaSARRI is being implemented under the auspices of the “Uganda Climate-Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATP)”, led by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). The project aims to restore productive assets,...

By Mike Rwothomio  Local government leaders from West Nile’s districts of Zombo, Nebbi and Arua have been urged to intergrate trained farmers under the five year Dutch-funded power of voices project (PvP) in their areas of jurisdiction, to champion sustainability and improved their livelihoods. Since the inception in 2020, the project set to conclude in December 2025, has strengthened and build capacity of over 1000 male and female farmers under the onion value chain through...