Markets in downtown Kampala remain lively, yet many traders quietly admit sales are slowing and loan costs are biting harder. It is the classic squeeze: weak consumer demand meeting tighter…
The government has hatched a plan through which micro and small enterprises involved in the agriculture value chain will have increased access to financing, irrespective of the size.The Agri-SMEs include smallholder farmers, roadside and market stall owners, home-based agro-processors among others. They are the least likely to find credit under the current environment, except from friends and relatives. In the 10th edition of the Agriculture Finance, Year Book developed jointly by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the Bank of Uganda and the Economic Policy Research Centre, the focus is on the small agriculture entrepreneurs.The book notes that…
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