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Newsletter - July 2008
| :: | Editorial April 2008 |
| Trade not aid - When we trade, we open up numerous possibilites for production... | |
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| :: | Renewed scramble for markets |
| EPA is about liberalisation of the economy through the reduction or elimination of tariffs. | |
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| :: | Agriculture is the backbone but .. |
| It is 3.8% of the national budget 2008 - 09 that is allocated to agriculture. Why this percentage? | |
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| :: | EU's subsidies are unfair |
| The EU subsidy to their farmers makes it impossible for the African farmers to compete. | |
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| :: | Women work, the family profit |
| Women provide most agricualtural labour in Uganda, but they benefit the least. | |
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| :: | Hopes are high for white gold |
| Some say the white seeds are like a goldmine for local farmers. Sesame, called simsim locally is not a new crop. | |
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| :: | We do not want to be beggars |
| Creating alternatives for women in northern Uganda | |
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| :: | Bulking and storage |
| A model of mobilising maize farmers | |
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| :: | Consumer rights |
| Consumer rights can be enforced in any part of the world | |
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| :: | Meet an exporter |
| Experience of a Ugandan exporter of agricultural products | |
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| :: | Fair trade |
| Fair trade focus on small scale producers and farmers... | |
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| :: | Empowering the grassroot communities |
| The failure of the cooperative movement in Uganda and its impact to development... | |
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