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Middlemen still take a lion’s share!

May 16, 2007

Though farmers have maximized the use of the mobile phone’s to access market information from various parts of the country via SMS, the middleman still stand’s out and takes a lion’s share.
This was revealed at a recently concluded CELAC knowledge fair, which took place in Luwero district; an event that brought together a [...]

Farmers enjoying price boom

March 26, 2007

Local markets for agricultural products have not been favourable over this weekend and a couple of weeks ago. If it is the season of shortage, prices have also enjoyed their hike, as consumers gnash their teeth in anguish.
Prices of some items such as tomatoes, onions, passion fruits, and greens particularly our Nakati have gone up [...]