News from Agri-ProFocus Uganda

Course Governance of landscapes forests and people (fellowship person)

Centre for Development Innovatio — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 14:53:06 +0000

Forested landscapes worldwide are increasingly integrated in global processes of trade, market development, resource exploitation and climate change. Site-based or community level approaches can no longer cope with these issues which exceed the local sphere of influence. Although landscapes are usually considered to be appropriate levels to negotiate land use options, they are rarely recognised as units of political administrative decision making, hence do not have any formal place in…

Time:September 14, 2015 to September 25, 2015
Location:Indonesia
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Course Agriculture nutrition linkages (fellowship opportunity)

Centre for Development Innovatio — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 10:09:30 +0000

Despite the world-wide increase of food availability, there are still around one billion people undernourished. This is far above of the target of MDG 1. There is now substantial evidence that malnutrition has life-long negative impacts on productivity and income-generating potential of the population. Agricultural programmes need to become more nutrition sensitive.

Why doesn’t a reduction in poverty automatically result in improved nutritional status? Can agricultural development…

Time:October 12, 2015 to October 23, 2015
Location:Ethiopia
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Course Adaptive management of natural resources (fellowship opportunity)

Centre for Development Innovatio — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 16:25:27 +0000

As a resource manager, you are well aware of the multiple perspectives of the daily problems you face: many stakeholders, different interests, different value sets, resulting in problems that manifest at different levels. Dealing with these complexities and uncertainties requires an adaptive management approach.

Rapid change and increasing complexity characterise the natural resources management (NRM) practice. The NRM domain is increasingly seen as multidisciplinary, matching various…

Time:October 19, 2015 to October 30, 2015
Location:Ghana
City/Town:Kumasi
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Course Plant genetic resources and seeds (fellowship opportunity)

Centre for Development Innovatio — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:53:08 +0000

Loss of genetic resources has resulted in major concerns about future food and nutrition security. The vulnerability of agricultural systems towards pests, diseases and climate change makes the topic urgent, and has led to the development of a range of conservation strategies. Community Biodiversity Management (CBM) distinguishes itself from other conservation strategies by enhancing social interdependence, collaboration, adaptability and autonomy.

CBM focuses on the process of…

Time:October 26, 2015 to November 13, 2015
Location:India
City/Town:Jeypore and Chennai
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We have moved to our new online platform!

Agri-ProFocus — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 21:11:18 +0000

Exactly a year ago, we started writing a plan to completely rethink our online platform, to create a platform that suits our needs, to have a platform that caters for cross-fertilization between people across borders and to find a technical partner that can help us grow our online network.

Today, the plan is reality. With a small and dedicated team, we created the first release of a whole new platform and we’re finally ready to invite you over to join us in our new home. We're excited and nervous at the same time. We hope you'll like what we've built and we hope you think it will be a better experience, but we'll only know until you all start interacting on the new platform.

As of today, this website is closed for new contributions. It will be online for a while, but we closed the forum and news will no longer be posted here.

How to activate your account from Ning on our new platform?
Your existing account from the Ning website was moved to our servers. The only thing we didn’t migrate was your password, so to be able to log in to the new platform you have to create a new password.

Step 1:
Go to http://agriprofocus.com/recover?user=ning-user

Step 2:
Enter the email address you use to log in to our old Ning website and click Submit

Step 3:
Check your email. You should receive an email from Agriprofocus called ‘Reset Password’. It can take a few minutes to receive this message. Otherwise check your Spam/Junk-folder.

Step 4:
Click the link in the email. It will take you to the page to create a new password:

Step 5:
Enter your chosen password.
Type the exact same password again to confirm the password.
Click ‘Submit’

You now have created a new password and are able to login to the new platform. You should automatically be redirected to the login page. If not:

Step 6:
Log in with your new password at http://agriprofocus.com/login

Once logged in

You should see your personal stream with all the posts from our network, more recent ones on top.
In the Knowledge Base, you find an overview of the themes we’re actively working on, with links to our Innovation Communities
The Directory is the place where you can search for people and organizations.

First things you can do

You can check your personal profile. We migrated some personal details from Ning, but we added some new features for your profile page. It’s therefore worth to update your profile first. You can find your profile by clicking on your name on the top-right of the page.

After updating your profile, you can of course start posting updates right from your stream.

In case you are looking for our dedicated country page, you can go to http://agriprofocus.com/uganda

We can’t wait to see you on our new platform!

Your Agri-Hub team

This website is now closed for new contributions

Agri-ProFocus — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:27:45 +0000

Here we go. Time for the big move! We stop posting at this website so we can do a final migration of all the content we created here to our new platform. We will post an update with information about the new platform very shortly. Stay tuned!

Season under way

kakooza moses — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:07:29 +0000

please ma pals the season is moving to climax, pop in for low price quality poultry feeds for your birds we have instead lowered the prices further just for your sake.

The new platform - We're almost there

Agri-Hub Uganda — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 10:00:00 +0000

The development team is working very hard to get the new platform to the stage that we can all move over. You can expect an email and a news update next week with details where you can log in. Somewhere next week, we will make the big move and close down this site for posting new content.

For now, we would like to just to give you a sneak preview of how the platform will look like. Here are a few screen shots. We’d love to welcome you there soon!

This is how a post looks like:

You can fill in your skills and expertise in your Profile:

You can search for other members in the directory:

organic fertilizer

bernerd waiganjo — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 07:30:38 +0000

hi members.we thank God.
kindly assist me how i can market organic fertilizer in uganda.is it on sale in uganda?who are the dealers?whats the cost?i have about 5tonnes imported from the phillipines.thanks.0775539239

Agri-ProFocus Mid Year Review Report 2014 Now Available!

Agri-Hub Uganda — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 07:30:00 +0000

Dear all,

The Mid Year Review Report 2014 is ready! You can download it HERE

Agri-Hub Uganda would like to engage the opinions of interested stakeholders who read this report to contact Agri-ProFocus to share their views and comments. Your contribution is highly appreciated. Let us develop the world of Agri-ProFocus!

Enjoy reading!

Supplier of Bee Wax Needed

Agri-Hub Uganda — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:55:19 +0000

Are you an active farmer in the apiculture sector? If so,here is your opportunity to supply me with bee wax. I am looking for suppliers for bee wax. If you think you can supply me with an order of 1,000 kgs of bee wax, Kindly contact me(Charles) on 0701369851 or 0750052501

PhD research in Lira on market linkages in the oilseed sector

Mirjam Schoonhoven — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:05:47 +0000

hi everyone,

Please let me introduce myself: my name is Mirjam Schoonhoven, and I am currently a PhD Candidate at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, at the Knowledge, Technology and Innovation group. I have a Masters from the Radboud University Nijmegen in Social and Cultural Science, specialization Development Studies. After my masters I have worked at the head office of SNV in The Hague (The Netherlands) and as an advisor at the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) at their Sustainable Economic Development department. I am interested in how cooperation between farmers and other market actors comes about, and underlying issues of agency and power.

My PhD research therefore focuses on bulking and market linkages in the oilseed sector (sunflower, sesame, groundnuts, soya) in Lira, Uganda, and especially on the collaboration between farmers and several actors (middlemen, bigger traders, processors, and farmers themselves through farmer groups and cooperatives) for bulking and marketing their produce. My main question concerns how cooperation and coordination comes about and remains viable over a longer time period, and also how these processes are mediated by institutions. This will be studied through case studies of several bulking arrangements (e.g. farmer-led, trader-led, and processor-led). The research builds on action research done by SNV and IIED during 2012 and 2013, which some of you might be familiar with.

I was browsing a bit through the discussions on the ApF-forum and I thought that for instance the one concerning the role of middlemen is very much related to my research. Because I am interested in how oilseeds are bulked and marketed, and which links between actors are necessary for these processes, how they come about, and which actors have enough agency and power to shape these relations.

Coming Monday (November 3rd, 2014) I will travel to Uganda to start my first fieldwork period. I will be in Uganda for half a year, based in Lira, but the first two weeks of November (until November 13th) I will be in Kampala.

My question to you is to please contact me if you find this research interesting and have some insights to share from your own organisation / business / etc. Or if you have interesting contacts and connections to share. I am especially interested in actors working in the oilseed sector. It would also be great if you are working in Kampala and able to meet me there during the coming weeks!

Looking forward to hear from you!

Growing stevia in Uganda.

Michael Addy — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 03:30:10 +0000

If you have any information on how to grow stevia, the sugar substitute, in this area, could you please share.

Thank you.

Michael

Posting to the new platform will be much easier!

Agri-Hub Uganda — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:57:58 +0000

Dear member of our Agri-Hub,

We want to explain yet another exciting thing about our new platform:

Posting to the platform will be much easier.

On our current website, you have to think where you want to post your article or offer. We have different sections such as News and Forum and the Forum is divided into subsections such as Market Place and Access to Finance etc.

This often leads to confusion and market place offers sometimes get posted as news or news gets posted in the forum.

To stop the confusion, we’re changing our approach completely. We’ve already explained to you that you will have your own personal stream, bringing the news of your network and interests to you. You will be able to post your news, questions, offers and updates right from your personal stream.

This is what the post box will look like, and it will appear right on top of your Personal Stream.

Your post can travel to other people’s stream.

Have a look at how this works: http://youtu.be/uhzjaA_nEqg

1. By adding a network

We are moving all our Agri-Hubs into one platform. This means that it will be much easier to not just benefit from all the knowledge of our own network, but also to tap in and connect easily to fellow professionals from other countries. When posting something to the platform you can choose which networks to post to. Anyone who is subscribed to that network will receive your post as well.

2. By adding tags

On top of networks to post to, you can add tags to label your post with keywords that mark what your post is about. Other people can follow these tags, so they receive all posts tagged with that keyword in their stream.

This is how your post can travel to people across the platform by simply adding extra networks and keywords. It gives you power to reach across borders whenever you want to.

Youth in Urban agriculture and Value addition

Mpiima Jamiru — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 11:00:00 +0000

CityBorn is a multi-disciplinary initiative in International Youth Empowerment Network (YEN) aimed at accelerating social change through engagement of Ugandan youth of age 14 to 30 years in commercial agriculture and transformational learning. We want to empower youth to mine the gold in agriculture

For more information, please visit this link:http://www.changemakers.com/project/cityborn-project

and forward your comment please.

Thanks

Agricultural Land for Rent

Wanyagira Samuel — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 17:00:00 +0000

If you are a farmer in need of land for rent in areas of Buikwe, Please contact us on 0776064276 or 0706314248 for more details

A new platform: Introducing you to your Personal Stream

Agri-Hub Uganda — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:12:32 +0000

Dear member of our Agri-Hub,

We previously updated you on the things you can expect on our new platform. Today we want to highlight the most important improvement: your personal stream.

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With redesigning our online Agri-Hub, we have the opportunity to put your experience using the website central in the design. One of the biggest flaws of what we currently have is that you, as a user, have to search whether something new is posted, either to the news-section, or the forum, or in events. That is definitely not ideal.

Therefore, on the new platform, after logging in on the new platform, you'll land on your personal stream.

Your personal stream will contain all the messages from our Agri-Hub. To make it even more relevant to you, you can subscribe to topics of your interest and follow people and individual discussions, regardless of the networks they belong to.

So instead of you browsing the website for what is new, you will receive updates automatically in your stream.

We sure hope that this will make your experience using our website a lot better.

Next week, we’ll introduce you to another new feature of our new platform.

Kind regards,

Coordination Team

Specialized Experts are needed

William Sebunje — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:46:44 +0000

download here LOOKING%20FOR%20SPECIALIZED%20SELF%20DRIVEN%20PERSONS%20IN%20THE%20BELOW%20AREAS.docx

The Formula of Successful Commercial Farming

Taddewo Senyonyi — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 06:08:42 +0000

It has been a while without posting something quite engaging on this platform due to unavoidable circumstances. Nonetheless, due to my earlier rich pieces, I have actively been engaged, with several inquiries coming through both on mail and phone from both members and non-members (who visit the site).

In this article, you will possibly find out why you have been performing poorly in farming, but most importantly, it is an eye opener for those who want to excel in commercial farming at a low cost.

We all want to be successful commercial farmers, right? But this doesn’t just fall like the biblical manna nor does it just come on a silver platter.

There are steps some farmers skip yet critical to successful commercial farming. In fact, according to my research, a good number of farmers venture into a particular project by bandwagon-without any form of consultation/research!

Once they see someone or read about farmers succeeding in a particular farming project, they will move quickly to implement the same.
This is the gist of my article;successful commercial farming requires thorough research about a number of things; where to plant, when to plant, where to plant, how to plant and which seeds to plant (where to get quality seeds), how to store the harvested produce and where to sell (market) are among the many considerations the farmer must have in their mind to increase their chances of gainful farming.

This of course will involve a [small] cost in terms of consultation but it will greatly improve your yields or reduce on the huge losses you would have incurred.
I know there are many agricultural experts with diverse knowledge not only on this platform, but also across the country. My priceless advice is; utilize them for the better.

Additionally, districts and sub-counties in Uganda have agricultural extension officers provided for by the government. These are supposed to provide free guidance on the best agronomic practices and generally on how to go about farming.
In fact, before you engage into farming, get a picture of your expected expenditure as well as anticipated earnings/income.

To re-emphasize the need for research, I would like to use the following example. As a coffee farmer and nursery operator, I was recently approached by a civil servant working with some local government in Uganda; he wanted to procure 100 seedlings of coffee.

As someone in the coffee business and more importantly a researcher, I asked him whether he had already planted some or he was planning to expand on his farm. His response wasn’t convincing and didn’t make economic sense; he was just starting and didn’t have expansion plans! He said the government was promoting the growing of coffee and therefore, he didn’t want to remain behind. To cut the story short, I told him, to make economic sense, he needed to plant an acre (about 450 seedlings).

This would earn him about Shs7.2m a year (there are two seasons of coffee in a year and if each tree of the 450 trees gives you 4kgs per season, this would translate into 3600kgs annually. If the price is Shs2000 per kg=Shs7.2m!), when he started harvesting in three years’ time against Shs1.6m he would earn annually from 100 seedlings.

He had the resources (money and land) but lacked knowledge. He thanked me and adhered to my advice; he bought 900 seedlings (for two acres). He had acted by hearsay/bandwagon.

Finally, while to a certain extent, successful farming depends on good luck, especially in our circumstances where we almost entirely depend on rain; there are some considerations that a farmer has to take into account to maximize their chances of success as highlighted above.

The author is a Farming Journalist & Consultant
staddewo@gmail.com

Last four District Coffee Shows for 2014!

Harriet Fowler — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:23:48 +0000

The last four coffee shows for 2014 will take place in the following locations - come along and see for yourself what a coffee show is all about! Come and meet the UCDA regional coffee extension officers, district extension staff, other coffee farmers, input dealers, processors, traders - and see a demonstration plot showing good (and bad) agricultural practices.

Come and learn more about your coffee - come and have fun!

Kamuli	Tue. 14^th Oct	District HQ
Sironko	Thur. 16^th Oct	Bumalimba SC – Mutufu
Luwero	Tue. 21st Oct	District HQ – Kasana Play Ground
Hoima	Fri. 24th Oct	Kyabigambire SC HQ

Youth in Agribusiness Regional Inspirational Conference- 30th & 31st October at Kati Kati

Sylvia Natukunda — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 07:00:00 +0000

Please register you participation at the upcoming Youth in Agribusiness Regional Inspirational Conference (YARIC) scheduled for 30th and 31st October 2014 at Kati, Kati Kampala. please note participation will be by invitation only and as such are requested to register at the link below;

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/yaric-registration-13626618583

YARIC concept.docx

VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2015 SPRING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WORK CAMPS IN UGANDA

Beacon of Hope Uganda — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 10:53:15 +0000

Date: March/April 2015

Early Bookings: 20% off (Booking 20^th-Oct- 20^th- Nov 2014)

Beacon of Hope Uganda Work-camps typically bring together a temporary community of 10-20 international volunteers from different backgrounds to provide services to local community projects. The volunteers carry out skilled and unskilled tasks that would not otherwise be possible. The practical work is only part of the main objective. The work is a tool and method to promote intercultural understanding and friendship between the volunteers and with the local community.

The volunteer workcamp for this year will be a wonderful learning experience on many levels, particularly for languages, but also for practical work skills, social and interpersonal skills, geographical and intercultural experience, self-awareness, understanding the realities and hopes of the hosting community, seeing life as it is from a wholly different perspective… Tolerance of differences, willingness to share, a sense of humor and a constructive approach to solving interpersonal problems are essential qualities for workcamp volunteers.

The beneficiaries of our projects will welcome you into their community with open arms. You will be made to feel at home and you will taste all the different cultural foods, see their dancing and have the opportunity to join in. The children always enjoy having visitors and will be very friendly towards you. They can take you for walks to see the monkeys and you can learn about the various local medicinal plants.

AREAS OF SERVICES:

Community Building and Construction (Help Build a Social Center)

Volunteers, who will indicate their desire to work in construction and building, will enjoy a wide variety of projects to choose from every week. This is the most flexible branch of BoHU operations, as volunteers may choose to work on different projects every week or, alternatively, work on various stages of one project through to completion (assuming they are able to stay throughout the duration of the project).

When your volunteer vacation comes to an end, you'll be tired and a bit dirty. But, you will have made a big difference in the lives of local children, youth and general community. You'll leave the village with visible proof of the work you\'ve done and happy memories of the people you\'ve helped.

We wish to set up a Social Center ("The Hope Center") in the middle of Kasala village in favor of its inhabitants and surrounding villages – to supply and support them for an independent life step by step. The plan is to construct 5 buildings with different functions:

"The Hope Academy" (2 buildings): Nursery- and Primary school should provide Education for up to 450 children during the week. On weekends, it is planned to use the rooms for teachings and community outreaches, such as raising awareness about hygienical problems and diseases, as well as organizing business trainings. Later in future, we also would like to extend the trainings to teaching in practical professions such as joinery, tailoring or hair dressing, to later on include them actively in the life of the Social Center itself.

A Health Clinic: Starting on the bases of a pharmacy that provides medical supplies, we want to develop the clinic up to a medical standard of Level II. This clinic will be able to also serve some of the surrounding villages, taking the number of helped people to around 4600.

Orphanage / Dormitory (2 buildings): The first residence will serve the workers and especially teachers at the Social Center to assure their reliable availability and reducing problems of accessing the Center. The second building will be a safe shelter for orphans / disadvantaged children, who will be supervised by teachers, but especially by so nominated "Mama's" of the village community.

Although certain projects often present unique needs and challenges, there are several core areas (and corresponding activities) you will likely find yourself contributing to at some point during your service as a BoHU Construction Volunteer: Site Preparation (demolition, digging foundations, clearing rubble, etc.), Building (Mixing and pouring concrete, bricklaying, carpentry, plumbing, etc.), or Community Beautification (planting trees, landscaping, community cleanups, painting murals, etc.). Whatever your interest, rest assured you'll get your hands dirty from the start!

JOB OPPORTUNITY: INSTRUCTOR

Hope Okeny — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:23:51 +0000

Instructor(s) for Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship School in Gulu

We are looking for an instructor:

The applicant for instructor should possess the following characteristics in order to be considered:

Committed Christian

Passionate about teaching

Self confident and energetic

Openness to learning and using new ways of teaching

Openness to creative ideas in both teaching and learning

A basic knowledge of agriculture

Instructor selection. The instructor must be a Christian and be willing to learn and then incorporate a Biblical worldview into all aspects of the curriculum and teaching methodologies along with its practical applications for entrepreneurship within the agribusiness sector.

Instructors must provide evidence of Christianity through personal testimony, regular church attendance, and a personal devotional life.
Instructors must have a degree from a nationally recognized and accredited university. Preference will be given to those holding a masters degree or currently pursuing such a degree.
Instructors should have training in some form of agribusiness. This is preferred but not essential.
Instructors must have a demonstrated and proven work ethic, outstanding recommendations, complete a successful interview with our interview team, and successfully complete a screening examination administered by our selection committee.
Instructors should have prior teaching experience in agriculture. This is preferred, but not essential to final selection
Instructors must be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of computers, and computer software programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Instructors should have knowledge of Gulu and surrounding communities such that placement of students within the community with local farmers during the instructional period, mentorship of students after graduation, and “on-the-job continued training”, can be coordinated with graduates upon completion of their 12 month academic year at the school.

Please send your CV applications to cdo4uga@gmail.com. Before 30th October 2014.

Final Report; Situation Analysis of Youth in Agribusiness in Uganda

Sylvia Natukunda — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 07:00:00 +0000

Dear all,

I bring to your attention the report on Situation Analysis Youth in Agribusiness in Uganda; Focus on agribusiness. Follow the link to access the report:

http://apf-uganda.ning.com/group/youth-in-agribusiness/page/reports-and-documents

Best regards,

Sylvia

Pig Farmer's Training 2015

Christopher Mulindwa — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 17:15:10 +0000

Part of July 2014 training participants taking a farm tour. Photo by: PPM

Pig Production and Marketing Uganda Limited organize two training events every year. The trainings are aimed at providing necessary production information and interaction of pig farmers with various value chain actors icluding Feed traders, animal health product dealers, Veterinary practitioners, researchers on pigs, Credit institutions, Pig and Pork traders etc.

The first training in 2015 will take place on 27^th to 28^th February. It will be held in Matugga, at Valley of Blessings Restaurant Hall – Bombo Road.

FEES: 80,000/= (Include training, feeding (Break tea and lunch) and farm visits).

Participants of July pig farmer training 2014. Photo by: PPM

Course content:

The course will include a day’s training on farm and a day in a hotel. Farm training will be conducted on 3 different farms practicing different pig farming systems. All farms located in Wakiso district – Uganda.

Dr. Danilo Pezo/ILRI Uganda in previous pig farmer training 2014. Photo by PPM.

1Brief about Uganda’s pig industry by International Livestock Research Institute - Uganda.

2Market opportunities in Uganda’s pig sector by Pig Production and Marketing Uganda Limited.

3 Hydroponic fodder farming by Mineral Alliance Kenya

4Pig feeding – the use of local feed resources by International Livestock Research Institute.

5 Pig housing – IMO as floor

6Pig breeding (Artificial Insemination verses Natural Insemination)

7 Pig and Pork Zoonoses (contact and consumption) by International Livestock Research Institute

8Pig Farm Economics

9Farm Record Management – Masaka District Veterinary Office.

1Pig health management.

1Pig feeding 2 – the use of commercial feedstuffs.

Farm tours:

1 Temporary pig house structures – The simple housing for pigs using locally available materials for example wood, grass and papyrus carpets.

2 Permanent pig house structures –

a). Using Indigenous Micro Organisms (IMO)

b). Using concrete

3 Waste management in above farms.

Pig Framer stories

4 Keeping pigs in temporary pig structures (advantages and disadvantages)

5 Using Indigenous Microorganisms (IMO) system (Successes and challenges)

6 The African Swine Fever (ASF) threat Experience

7 Impacts of pig genetics on farm productivity

8 Urban Pig Farming (Small land, surrounded by neighbors, ASF threat from restaurant swill)

Key Facilitators:

Dr. Danilo Pezo – International Livestock Research Institute

Dr. Lawrence Mayega – Masaka District Veterinary Office

Mr. Peter Chenge – Mineral Alliance Kenya

Dr. Kawule Leonard – Vetline Services Limited

Mr. Christopher Mulindwa – Pig Production and Marketing Uganda Limited

Mr. Peter Lule Mulindwa – International Livestock Research Institute

Mr. Kungu Joseph – National Agriculture Research Organization

NOTE: The training is nonresidential, for accommodation arrangements please use contacts below.

PAYMENT: Can be made by either Mobile Money (MTN or Airtel) or Bank using details below. For Mobile Money payments, please make follow up call to provide personal details. Bank payments must be done in participant’s names.

1. Bank (Centenary Bank – Main Branch)

Acc. Name: Pig Production and Marketing Uganda Limited

Acc. No: 3710300380

2. MTN Mobile Money

0784 213 812

3. Airtel Money

0703 712 828

REQUIREMENTS:

1. 80,000/=

2. 1 pair of Gum boots

3. A book and Pen

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

E-mail: Info@pigfarmers.co.ug

Tel: +256 414 694 465

Mob: +256 773 422 445, +256 706 730 661, +256 704 621 106.

IFDC CATALIST-Uganda Business Plan Competition For Entrepreneurs in Irish Potatoes, Rice, Oil Seeds and Cassava

Annemarie Van Mossel — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 20:39:29 +0000

IFDC CATALIST-Uganda, BiD Network and IRIS Consulting have launched a business plan competition for small and medium sized enterprises operating in or impacting the cassava, oil seeds, rice and Irish potato, value chains in Northern, Eastern and South-Western Uganda. Uganda's economy is growing; the whole region is changing fast. Entrepreneurs in the agribusiness sector upon which most families in Uganda directly depend, will have to professionalize to become more competitive. Entrepreneurs are invited to submit their business plans to become eligible for various services geared towards accessing finance and markets.

IFDC CATALIST-Uganda aims to sustainably commercialize smallholder agriculture through improved productivity and market development, resulting in marketable surpluses that raise farm incomes in Uganda, and increase regional food security for the wider East Africa and Great Lakes Region. Starting with the ‘pull’ of the market by working with commodities for which there is a strong demand, IFDC CATALIST-Uganda employs a systems approach to develop integrated cropping systems around priority commodities – Irish potato, cassava, oil seeds and rice – combined with an accelerated cluster development approach appropriate for Uganda. In addition to agricultural intensification, IFDC CATALIST-Uganda offers services for input market development, output marketing, linkages to Dutch and other agribusinesses, linkages to investors and improvement of the policy environment.

To support businesses in the mentioned value chains to increase their sales and production capacity, BiD Network and IRIS Consulting will offer various services and events related to accessing new markets and finance. Participants can become eligible for Ready4Finance and Farming as a Business training, voluntary coaching/ mentoring, breakfast networking meetings, and investor and Business2Business matchmaking services. To apply, interested entrepreneurs are invited to create a member profile and submit their business summary before 30 November 2014. Find more information about participation criteria, services and how to apply on https://ifdc-catalist-uganda.bidx.net.

For more information, please contact IRIS Consulting info@irisconsult.biz or BiD Network via info@bidnetwork.org.

Dated: 3 September 2014

HYDROPONIC FODDER

NDAAKA JOSEPH — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 05:23:47 +0000

Hello, I am engaging in commercial farming here in Jinja. Basically, I have Kuroiler chicks, pigs and cows. Recently, i came to learn about Hydroponic fodder and picked interest in it. However, my efforts to get first hand info about it are frustrated. Who can connect me to some one who has it or some one who can teach me how to grow it? Is it here in Uganda yet anyway? I am told in Kenya it is doing wonders. Any assistance is highly appreciated.

Ndaaka Joseph, 0752747850

A new platform: We're getting close

Agri-Hub Uganda — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 09:17:34 +0000

Dear member of our Agri-Hub,

We're getting closer and closer to the moment that we are all going to move to our new platform. In the coming weeks we'd like to give you some highlights and sneak previews of what you can expect, starting with an overview of the most important decisions we've made during the design process.

All in one

As you may know, Agri-ProFocus is not just running this Agri-Hub, but maintains similar sites in numerous countries and on several themes. Although all the separate websites make for a wonderful community, we would love to see more cross-fertilization between the countries and easier access to important themes, no matter what country you’re from.

Therefore we are building one system, in which you will have easy access to all the information, market offers, discussions and other posts, to which you can subscribe based on your interests.

Personalized stream

If everyone will migrate into one platform, you can imagine there will be a lot of posts added to the site on a daily basis. To prevent that you’re swamped with news you’re not interested in, the system will help you create a personal stream with content that is relevant to you, either based on your location, the language you read or themes and topics you’re interested in.

Currently, there is not much difference between being logged in or out on the online Agri-Hub, except for the option to add your comment, news item or response in the forum. On the new platform, when logged in, this personal stream is what you see. You can compare this with your stream in Facebook or Twitter, in case you have an account there.

Simpler and faster

We’re investing a lot of time in making sure posting updates and finding information will be easy and clear. Posting an item and commenting can be done right from your personal stream. At the back-end we’re implementing smart options so using the search bar on the platform will present you with great results.

Finally, we’re aiming for a lean platform that loads faster when using low-bandwidth internet connections and works equally well on a desktop computer, a tablet and a mobile smartphone.

When to expect the changes?

Our planning is to migrate everyone to the new platform by the end of October. Until then, we’re happily using our current website.

If you have any questions regarding the new platform, don’t hesitate to ask us. We’ll answer them as best as we can.

Agroprocessing, Poultry, and Dairy Specialists Wanted

Anke Weisheit — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 07:00:00 +0000

Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) seeking for international regional specialists Agro Processing, Poultry, and Dairy in in Somali
Kindly see the call here http://somaalijobs.com/index.php/job-seekers/jajobs/jaview/1524-consultants-specialists and contact employer directly: partnershiprecruit@dai.com

New guidelines for obtaining PHYTOSANITARY tests for exporters

Edson Twinamatsiko — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 08:44:11 +0000

NOTICE EXPORTERS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATES

The Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB) is public agency set up to spearhead the development of the export sector. By working closely with government ministries and departments, UEPB is in position to collect and disseminate trade information pertaining to market conditions and compliance. In line with this UEPB would like to bring to the attention of exporters the recent developments from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries regarding issuance of phytosanitary certificates for agricultural exports.

Every consignment to be certified MUST be inspected visually and by sampling to verify the phytosanitary status. Exporters will realize that the scope of inspection has now been extended to cover aspects that were not mandatory due to the heightened food safety concerns in the importing countries specifically the EU countries.

Every inspection MUST be preceded with an Application to Inspect. Exporters must allow for sufficient time to enable inspectors prepare for and undertake the inspection. FOR INSPECTIONS TO BE DONE AT THE AIRPORT, EXPORTERS SHOULD DELIVER THE CONSIGNMENT(S) AT LEAST 3 HOURS BEFORE TIME OF FLIGHT DEPARTURE

At the time of application for inspection, the exporter MUST have all necessary documentation in place. These include invoice, packing list, source (district, sub-county, parish, grower’s name etc). If the consignment is from several growers/suppliers, then such a consignment should be properly coded to indicate the different origins.

NOTE: If inspection has been done at the Pack House, then the exporter must present – at port of exit – documentary evidence of such inspection, which should clearly reflect the place of inspection (pack house). The Ministry is in the process of registering pack houses. This on-site inspection is a short-term arrangement and is carried out at the Exporter’s cost.

For further details please contact:

Director Crop Resources

Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries

Tel: 256 414 531411

Alexander Ssamula – MAAIF Inspector Airport - Tel: 0712 061748/0702 461748

E-mail: alexanderssamula@gmail.com

Wheat Flour Milling Machine Status in China

wintone machinery — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:11:23 +0000

Wheat flour milling machine is an important means of value-added food processing and conversion for the promotion of agriculture, food and rural incomes has added a pivotal position. Therefore, we should make an objective analysis of flour milling machine market environment, seize the historical opportunities, so that is conducive to the healthy development of flour milling machine manufacturing industry in China.

Existing technical grades of wheat flour milling machine mainly divided into high,medium and low levels. According to the national industrial policies and industry development requirements we should focus on the development of high and medium grade technical level and low technical level not supported. However, our flour milling machine manufacturing production mainly in the low grade, and high-tech products currently used to rely heavily on foreign supply.

Chinese wheat flour milling machine can divided into large scale,medium scale ang small scale. Wheat flour milling machine in China manufacturing equipment mainly small and medium scale flour milling machine, and the large flour miling machine is still imported.

So wheat flour miling machine in China still needs continuous improvement in technology in order to embark on the road of independent innovation.

http://wheat-flour-mill.org/

Second call for proposals Food & Business Applied Research Fund

Agri-ProFocus — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 08:07:24 +0000

The second call for proposals for the Food & Business Applied Research Fund (ARF) was launched in July. ARF provides grants to demand driven applied research that contributes to innovation for food security in developing countries. The call offers opportunities amongst others for Ugandan practitioner organisations and research or higher education organisations.

ARF aims at promoting research supported innovations that are readily applicable and contribute to the enhancement of sustainable food security for the most vulnerable populations in the 15 partner countries of Dutch development cooperation, including Uganda.

Who can apply?

The fund is open for applications by consortia consisting of at least one practitioner organisation (i.e. companies, NGOS, governmental organisations) from a partner country and one research or higher education organisation. Unlike the first ARF call for proposals, one Dutch partner in the consortium is required for this call for proposals. For further details, please refer to the call document.

Demand driven research

Research funded by ARF must be a joint effort of local practitioner organisations and research and/or higher education organisations from the partner countries and the Netherlands. Project proposals must align with the Multi-Annual Strategic Plans (MASPs) of the Dutch embassies in the partner countries. Private companies are encouraged to formulate their demand and to join the applying consortia.

Budget and deadline

For this second call, a maximum budget of 4 million euro is available. The maximum available budget per project is 50.000 euro for a minimum duration of six months and 300.000 euro for a project with a maximum duration of 36 months. In cash or in kind co-funding of 20% from private practitioner organisations or local and international research organisation is required.

Proposals can be submitted to WOTRO continuously until the final deadline of 12 May 2015. Proposals will be collected and assessed in three different rounds, with a deadline on 1 October 2014, 12 January 2015 and 12 May 2015.

For more information and to download the call for proposals, visit the ARF funding page.

Please contact the Agri-ProFocus hub or the Arnhem office if you require further advice on how to optimally use this opportunity.

New Job at Agri-ProFocus Uganda: Linking and Learning Facilitator

Agri-Hub Uganda — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 14:19:22 +0000

Dear Agri-ProFocus Members,

Agri-ProFocus Uganda is looking to contract a Local Capacity Builder to assist the country coordination team in its role of fostering the growth and development both in quality and quantity of Agri-ProFocus network. The LCB will work as a Facilitator Linking & Learning. This support is needed to support the learning and the exchange of knowledge and experience in a multi-stakeholder network for sustainable farmer entrepreneurship in Agri & food value chains.

Please download the attached Terms of reference for more details about the Job and how to apply.

TOR Facilitator Learning Linking.pdf

Please note that the deadline for application is Friday 26th September 2014 Close of business and the start Date is 3rd November 2014.

All the best!!

Coordination

Uganda M4P expert required

ailsa buckley — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 08:30:00 +0000

Swisscontact Uganda is seeking a Ugandan M4P expert with experience in managing market development programmes with an understanding of the challenges of working in a thin and rural market context.

This position requires experience in forming relationships with key local stakeholders in Northern Uganda, including agribusinesses.

Interested should contact Alisa Buckley via email:ailsa.buckley@swisscontact.co.ke for more information

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