Dr. Gerald Kyalo, the Director Development Services at UCDA Uganda through Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has adopted the fastest approach to ensure that the country’s coffee is deforestation-free and continues to access the European Union market in line with the new regulations. On 5th December 2022, the European Parliament
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African Heads of state in a group photo after the AU after the AU Summit in Ethiopia The African Union (AU) heads of state Assembly has endorsed the G25 Kampala Declaration on coffee, making coffee a strategic crop for the continent. The heads of state made coffee a strategic commodity for the
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Farmers are currently enjoying higher prices. Coffee is Uganda’s leading cash crop and a major foreign exchange earner/Photo taken at Heritage Kanaani Farms Uganda’s coffee exports in January 2024, amounted to 481,586 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 85.57 million (Shs331.7bn). This is contained in the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) monthly report
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Agricultural and soil experts have expressed concern over Uganda's low fertilizer uptake. Uganda's soil fertility and nutritional value are reported to be gradually depreciating over the years, and according to the experts, this trend explains the shift in food-sourcing regions within the country, and eventually, it will lead to total
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Patrice Ocungirwoth, Sector Head-Agriculture at dfcu Bank This year, dfcu Bank marks 60 years of existence and offering financial solutions to its customers across Uganda. Over the years, the Bank has been at the forefront of providing creating products with the potential to drive the growth in investments for both individuals
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NARO’s fisheries research vessel The fisheries institute of the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has been designated by the African Union (AU) as an African Centre of Excellence for Research and Training in Aquaculture, Inland Capture Fisheries, and Climate Change. The Institute, known as the National Fisheries Resources Research Institute
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Government is expected to present an information paper to Parliament on the status of the tea sector in the country by Wednesday, 21 February 2024. According to David Bahati, the State Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (Trade), a cabinet paper addressing concerns in the sector is expected to be
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Alice Mukami inspects her maize farm in Chorong'i village, Nyeri county, on January 31, 2024. Farmers in the region are expecting a bumper harvest following favorable weather for the last six months. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG Maize prices dropped by 12.7 per cent last year, driven by improved
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There are tax incentives on irrigation related equipment Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has urged farmers to transform their livelihoods through utilisation of the various tax incentives that are applicable to the agricultural sector. This happened at the recently concluded 3-day tax hub on Agri-business and Renewable Expo at the OPM
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Denis Okello is earning big from coffee farming Northern Uganda is increasingly becoming a new centre for coffee farming as more farmers embrace the cash crop. Traditionally, Northern region has not been part of the known coffee growing areas in Uganda. However, in 2014, Government through Uganda Coffee Development Authority
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