February 2016

Agri-OLX platform point Kenyan farmers to a broader market

OLX, an online selling platform has created an agricultural segment, offering internet savvy farmers a dedicated site to sell their produce. This is good news especially to small holder farmers who are cut from market by high transportation costs and poor infrastructure, hence incurring huge post harvest loses.Lack of market also exposes them to exploitative …

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Rivals dismiss calls on UNDP to cut Uganda Bidco ties

C A rival farmers association has defended Uganda’s Bidco cooking oil processing project against accusations of land grabbing and deforestation. Kalangala Oil Palm Growers Association (KOPGA) has termed allegation by Bugala Farmers Association (BFA) against Bidco’s Palm Uganda Limited as non-factual and misleading. KOPGA chairman Martin Lugambwa said that BFA is not a registered organisation that can …

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