Tag: Agriculture
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Dr. Opolot thank you for Hopters Mixed Farm
Hopters Mixed Farm in Pallisa County is a great example of economics that works, me thinks. Yes, one of our own, a son of Pallisa County, a civil servant, an agriculturalist, Dr. Nakalet Henry Opolot, saved up and/or mobilized capital and has invested in climate smart agricultural enterprises for the benefit of our community double-double.…
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Colonial legacy drives policy
The nation-state Uganda, from its onset at political independence, is structurally designed to sustain cultural imperialism. The kind of cultural imperialism, in particular, that equates progress or being progressive to knowledge systems of the global-west. The logical consequence is that the knowledge systems that continue to be prioritised by the nation-state Uganda are those that…
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What will make Ugandan farmers object legislation passed without consulting them?
Just wondering, what will it take for farmers in Uganda to stop being docile and passive towards legislation and government actions that put their livelihoods and their smallholder farms at risk? Case in point, in Uganda, where, according to the most recent Uganda National Household Survey, 72 percent of households earn a living from agriculture,…
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Fair trade is what farmers want not your charity
It was such a refreshing and exciting experience interacting with Vivian Kabuye of Spicy Duuka, that is located at Kitoro Main Market in Entebbe. Wow! Spicy Duuka for me was an excellent find. It is everything that I envisage as an ideal standard for trading in valued added dried food items. I dare say, Spicy…
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All years since 2016 are hottest
I remember when it was reported by the Guardian Weekly (27.01/17) that scientists had declared “2016 WAS THE HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD.” As a farmer I am absolutely devastated by this trend. Since 2016, we have hardly made good harvests as we used to. We are told to modernize and invest in irrigation systems, but…
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