Coffee is an important foreign exchange earner for Uganda/Courtesy photo Uganda’s Coffee exports in October 2022 amounted to 457,244 60-kilo bags worth US$ 67.10 million (Shs251bn), Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has revealed in its October monthly report. According to the report, this comprised 398,592 bags of Robusta valued at
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Some of the goats which were distributed in Wakiso There is panic among farmers in Wakiso district following the outbreak of Peste pes petits Ruminants– PPR, a viral disease that has claimed hundreds of goats and left several others undergoing treatment. The disease is closely related to the rinderpest virus,
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Hon. Solomon Silwany contributing during plenary on Tuesday, November 2022 where the MDI bill was read for the first time The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Microfinance), Hon. Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, has presented to Parliament the Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for First Reading.
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President Museveni's National ID The Committee of Parliament on Defence and Internal Affairs has resolved to investigate Veridos, a German owned identity solutions provider contracted by the Government to print biometric national identity cards (IDs). In 2018, the Government entered into a 15-year period joint venture with the Veridos to
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Medard Sseggona MPs have expressed regret over the decision they took almost three months ago to transfer the budgetary allocation and vote of Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. The lawmakers now want the Agency reinstated independent of the Ministry. Parliament’s change in position was alluded to
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Andrew Ssewanyana with samples of Black Off Bio Organic Fertilizer On August 19, 2022, the Agricultural Chemicals Board under the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) approved the registration of ‘Black Off’ Liquid Organic Fertilizer, a broad spectrum pest-repellent natural fertilizer under Reticia Products Research. The product was
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Teacher educators from Kyambogo University have recommended the adoption of the Law Development Centre (LDC) model to guarantee the quality of teacher training and education in Uganda. The education dons at the university with the richest teacher training history dating back to 1948, made the proposal in their submissions to the
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Bukona Agro-processors sugar factory and distillery limited in Nwoya District have turned to sweet sorghum as an alternative raw material for the production of biofuel. The move follows the continued decline in the supply of cassava from farmers in the Acholi Sub-region to aid the production of ethanol processed from
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Kenya Airways Country Manager, Kenneth Kenei (Left) Julius Thairu, Chief Commercial & Customer Officer and Jackson Kamande, Head of Pricing & Revenue Management during the media briefing at KQ Offices in Kampala. Kenya Airways is advocating for a more Pan African approach to the business which requires more partnerships and
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Parliament has approved the loan request from government to a tune of US$331.5M equivalent to Shs1.241Trn that will be used for expansion of electricity across the country. The loan approval follows a motion moved in November, 2022 by the Ministry of Finance, seeking Parliamentary authorisation by Government to borrow up
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