Robusta coffee accounts for over 80% of Uganda’s coffee production. Coffee Berry Moth is the latest threat to Robusta production A team of researchers have found out that a caterpillar, Coffee Berry Moth, is another threat to Robusta coffee production in Uganda. Robusta coffee is believed to be indigenous to
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Uganda earned a record Shs330.5bn from coffee exports in June Uganda’s coffee exports in June 2023 amounted to 563,832 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 90.56 million (Shs330.5bn), Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)’s monthly report for June 2023, indicates. This comprised 489,597 bags of Robusta valued at US$73.88 million and 74,235 bags of Arabica valued at
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Paul Mugera, Trainer with Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Service addressing participants on Green Finance Lending aBi Finance Ltd, one of the leading players in promoting access to sustainable agribusiness finance in Uganda, in partnership with the Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services (UIBFS) is set to conduct 20 green
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Andrew Eriki, the General Manager of Heritage Kanaani Farms, taking Business Focus team on a guided tour of the farm The rate at which Ugandans are taking on large scale coffee farming is increasing by leaps and bounds. Heritage Kanaani Farms is the latest vast indigenous plantation to be set up. Located approximately
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Martin Nangoli of Kikobero coffee roasting his coffee at CURAD’s roasting facility in Kabanyolo Ugandan Coffee brands have been recognized among the world's best coffees at the 9th International Contest of “Coffees roasted at origin” 2023 competition held in Paris, France. The winners of the competition were announced on Tuesday,
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Charles Mudiwa (Centre), Chief Executive Officer, and Managing Director of dfcu Bank in a group photo with Mastercard and Rabo Partnerships bosses after inking the partnership deal dfcu Bank, Mastercard, and Rabo Partnerships have announced a strategic partnership aimed at digitalizing the agricultural ecosystem in Uganda. This collaboration aims to uplift smallholder farmers and
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Livingstone Ebiru, the Executive Director of UNBS The majority of tracks carrying grain from Uganda to South Sudan have passed aflatoxin tests, according to the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). Out of the 23 tracks and 27 contested consignments tested so far, 18 tracks and 22 consignments have successfully
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Amen Bulwadda, the Managing Director at NSI. Water Ltd Irrigation is increasingly becoming a key requirement for farmers in light of the devastating climate change that has resulted into prolonged droughts in recent years. According to the National Irrigation Policy, Uganda's ratio of cultivated area under irrigation to the irrigation
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Ssentongo is set to harvest over 80 bags of kiboko in a single season from his five acres Butambala district is popularly known for ginger and khat (mairungi) farming. It’s hard to link the district to coffee farming because as you move through villages near Gombe Town Council, the headquarters of
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Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited is committed to continuing to support farmers with financial and non-financial solutions to be able to yield tangible results from their farming activities. This revelation was made by Patrick Twinamatsiko, the Manager in charge of the bank’s Sacco financing. Twinamatsiko was speaking at the inaugural Seeds
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