Training champions of Climate-Smart Agriculture: Earlier today, a five-day Training of Trainers (ToT) for the Crop Value Chain of the Uganda Climate Smart Agriculture Transformation Project (UCSATP) was concluded with the awarding of certificates to participants. The training equipped participants with practical knowledge and skills in Farmer Field School (FFS) approaches, including the Agro-Ecosystem Analysis (AESA), to strengthen farmer learning and promote the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices. Through this capacity-building initiative, UCSATP continues to strengthen agricultural extension and knowledge-sharing, empowering trained participants to transfer the skills acquired to farming communities and contribute to increased agricultural productivity, resilience and market access. The training was held at the @Makerere Agricultural Research Institute, Kabanyolo. #MAAIF_UCSATP #AgricultureUG @FrankTumwebazek @DESIREtheFARMER

World Food Day 2026: Follow the main event at the Mbarara Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute (@mbazardi) , where Hon. @FrankTumwebazek the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries is presiding, via the following @TayariWestTV link : youtube.com/live/Bb54Z0QRYc4… #WorldFoodDay2026 #WorldFoodDayUG #AgricultureUG @DESIREtheFARMER

📢 On Hon. Frank Tumwebaze's call to district leaders regarding use of local radio stations. "Today, many radio stations have programs on Agriculture and also provide airtime for government, for educating and informing our people. You should work with them to mobilize more people towards commercial Agriculture," - Hon. @FrankTumwebazek to district leaders. ❇️ How Government works with local radio stations While Government and partners have promotional partnerships with radio stations, the Uganda Communications Commission (@UCC_Official ) Act, under Licensing Condition No. 5 also legally mandates all licensed radio and television stations to allocate a minimum of one (1) hour of free airtime every week to the Government for public education on national policies, programmes, and services. This arrangement is followed up by @MoICT_Ug through the Government Public Education Airtime Programme and was designed to enhance access to information on government initiatives and service delivery by citizens. At district level, the Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) support this arrangement by linking Government officials to the Radio stations. During the meeting, the Minister rallied extension officers, production and marketing officers and Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) to work with RDCs to get the best impact on agricultural development that radio stations can offer. @FrankTumwebazek @DESIREtheFARMER #AgricultureUG

The detailed report is available online via the following #UgandaCoffee link : ugandacoffee.go.ug/sites/def… #CoffeePriceUG #AgricultureUG

Coffee Price Update as of Monday the 12th of October 2026: Good morning Coffee value chain players. Here is a summary from today's market analysis report. 1. International Market ❇️ Robusta (As per London LIFFE figures): Prices rose due to falling supplies and lower ICE inventories (5,115 lots). November 2026 closed at $3,470/tonne and January 2027 at $3,454/tonne. ❇️ Arabica (As per New York ICE figures): Prices declined amid expectations of higher Brazilian supplies, with December 2026 closing at 286.95 US cents/lb and March 2027 at 279.80 US cents/lb. 2. Indicative Free on Truck (FOR/T) Prices & Registered Sales Calculated at 1 US$ = 4,080 UGX: ❇️ Robustas: Screen 18 traded at 173.73 cts/lb (15,627 UGX/kg, 4,874 bags sold); Screen 15 at 168.73 cts/lb (15,177 UGX/kg, 4,632 bags sold); Screen 12 at 165.73 cts/lb (14,907 UGX/kg, no sales). ❇️ Arabicas: Bugisu grades (AA, A, PB) ranged from 280.95 to 281.95 cts/lb with no registered sales; Wugar at 279.95 cts/lb; Drugar at 260.95 cts/lb (23,472 UGX/kg, 965 bags sold). 3. Ranges for Local Farmgate Prices (In UGX per kilogram) ❇️ FAQ: 12,000 – 13,000 UGX ❇️ Kiboko: 5,000 – 6,000 UGX ❇️ Arabica Parchment: 15,000 – 16,000 UGX ❇️ Drugar Coffee (Clean): 14,500 – 15,000 UGX Coffee price analysis is undertaken through the MAAIF Department of Coffee Production and Development in collaboration with partner institutions and market-based companies. 📢 Prices for Robusta and Arabica are based on LIFFE and ICE figures, respectively. LIFFE stands for the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange. It is the historical London-based exchange (now part of Intercontinental Exchange) where Robusta coffee futures are primarily traded and benchmarked. ICE stands for the Intercontinental Exchange. It is the major global exchange network that operates the New York trading platform where Arabica coffee futures are primarily priced and traded. @FrankTumwebazek @DESIREtheFARMER @rkabushenga

For your independence weekend: The series on opportunities and interventions in Agro-industrialization with Hon. @FrankTumwebazek the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries continue on our channel. Here is a link to the most recent : vt.tiktok.com/ZSbWjE4LM/ @PS_MAAIF @DESIREtheFARMER #AgricultureUG #AgroIndustrializationUG

While 61% of Ugandan households are engaged in crop production, 37% are actively involved in livestock farming (Going by the 2024 National Population and Housing Census). #steadyprogress registered here has seen Uganda start to export animals and animal products ro new markets in, and beyond Africa. The dairy industry commands 84% of our total livestock export value for Financial Year 2024/25. For the 2024 calendar year alone, annual milk production reached 5.4 billion litres (bringing in US$ 285.4 million in export value), while beef production peaked at 276,892 Metric Tonnes. #HappyIndependenceDayUganda from Hon. @DrRwamiramaBK the Minister of State for Animal Industry.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries remains committed to serving Ugandans through targeted interventions by our departments, agencies, projects and training institutions guided by the overall mission "To Transform Subsistence Farming into Commercial Agriculture" and vision of "A Competitive, Profitable and Sustainable Agricultural Sector." #HappyIndependenceDayUganda from MAAIF Permanent Secretary Rtd. Maj. Gen. David Kasura-Kyomukama (@PS_MAAIF).

In Financial Year 2024/25, our country's agricultural sector achieved a real growth rate of 6.6%, a surge compared to the 4.2% average growth recorded over the last decade. Our country's production continues to grow and we now produce 11,797,000 Metric Tonnes (MT)of Plantain Bananas (Matooke), 7,419,000 MT of Cassava, 4,269,000 MT of Maize and Beans: 771,000 MT, among other crops. Total coffee exports reached a record-breaking value of $2.21 billion in 2024/25, accounting for approximately 7.75 million 60-kilogram bags exported internationally. #HappyIndependenceDayUganda from Hon. @DESIREtheFARMER the Minister of State for Agriculture.

Happy 64th Independence Anniversary to the #PearlofAfrica . Today, our agricultural sector employs approximately 68% of the working population and contributes 26.2% to the National Gross Domestic Product (GDP), generating a gross value-added amount of UGX 59,324 billion. #HappyIndependenceDayUganda from Hon. @FrankTumwebazek the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. #AgricultureUG See thread for more highlights on the progress we are making, #together. @KagutaMuseveni @PS_MAAIF @ObothOboth @DESIREtheFARMER

The Pearl of Africa at 64: Happy Independence Day Uganda. Our mission, "To Transform Subsistence Farming into Commercial Agriculture." The vision, "A Competitive, Profitable and Sustainable Agricultural Sector." @FrankTumwebazek @DESIREtheFARMER #UgandaAt64 #AgricultureUG #UgandaIndependenceDay

Key issues on the agenda as MAAIF meets district leaders: The four key areas of consultation as highlighted by Hon. @FrankTumwebazek are 1)Development of the National Irrigation Development Project/plan 2)Implementation of the compulsory Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination 3)Regulatory framework for wild capture fisheries and fisheries resources management 4)Status of agricultural extension services in the districts. #AgricultureUG #MAAIFMeetsDistricts

The following are excerpts from the Minister's statement on each of the key areas: ❇️ On Irrigation development: The proportion of land under irrigation in Uganda remains below 2%, compared to approximately 3.5–4% in Sub-Saharan Africa and about 28% in Northern Africa. The question we must therefore ask ourselves is: Why has irrigation coverage remained so low in Uganda? As you all know, for a long time Uganda has enjoyed a relatively favourable and predictable climate, with annual rainfall of at least about 1,250 mm in most parts of the country. This has generally been sufficient to support two planting seasons in much of the country, except in some traditionally water-stressed areas, particularly parts of the cattle corridor. As such, faced with many competing priorities, Government did not find it urgent to invest substantially in the development of irrigation infrastructure. However, with support from a number of loan-funded projects, both the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) have developed a number of irrigation schemes and water-for-agricultural-production facilities. The challenge, however, is that some of these facilities are not yet fully functional, particularly in terms of last-mile conveyance of water to farms and livestock watering points. During this engagement, you will provide us with the status of these facilities in your respective districts. Now, however, our circumstances are changing. With increasingly erratic weather patterns, agricultural production and productivity are becoming more vulnerable and less predictable. We can no longer rely solely on rainfall to sustain agricultural production. I am pleased to report that H.E. the President has prioritized mass irrigation development as a key policy and strategic intervention to stabilize agricultural production and increase productivity. #AgricultureUG #MAAIFMeetsDistricts

Interventions proposed by MAAIF under the new irrigation development plan: These are five (5) in number, as follows 1. Investing in water conveyance systems for on-farm in districts/communities where farmers already have reliable water sources but just lack the conveyance infrastructure up to the gardens 2. Development of an on-farm conveyance infrastructure to farms that are close to seasonal rivers and other streams where abstraction is possible. 3.Profiling all the already developed irrigation systems (developed by both MAAIF and MWE); that may either not be fully functioning or not functioning at all for rehabilitation and full operationalization i.e., addressing the last-mile connectivity challenge so that water actually reaches the farms. 4.Development and transfer of bulk water systems in districts/communities that are water stressed; so as to eventually enable the development of on-farm water distribution networks. 5.Development of fish ponds especially in low land areas like Bukedi, Busoga, Luwero and Kigezi where we have outstanding directives from H.E President @KagutaMuseveni. #AgricultureUG #MAAIFMeetsDistricts

"The farmer who wakes up every morning to cultivate, to rear animals or engage in fisheries must see a presence and benefit of government in his or her economic activities," - Hon. @FrankTumwebazek to Ministry officials and district leaders. Follow proceedings via @ubctvuganda livestream using the following link: youtube.com/live/cZi90OXQ0FQ…