Coffee stakeholders during a sensitization meeting held in Luweero Farmers and local leaders in Luweero have welcomed the National Coffee Act 2021, describing it as timely. The Act gives UCDA powers to regulate all on-farm and off-farm activities in the coffee value chain. The Act repealed the UCDA Act, Cap.
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UCDA Managing Director Dr. Emmanuel Iyamulemye briefing MPs on the Agriculture Committee of Parliament MPs on the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Thursday toured Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)’s laboratory at UMA show grounds and the National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI) to know more about the two institutions are
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Lead partners in a group photo after announcing the FID International Oil Companies (IOCs) led by TotalEnergies and China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) Tuesday afternoon joined the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Uganda’s oil and gas projects. The announcement was made by TotalEnergies
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Tirupati Development (U) Limited has sued Bank of Uganda (1st defendant), KCB Bank Uganda (2nd defendant), KCB Bank Kenya ((3rd defendant) and Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) – 4th defendant-over a number of grievances including negligence, money laundering, fraud and conspiracy to defraud, conversion, detinue, deceit, breach of fiduciary duty, breach
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Agriculture Minister, Frank Tumwebaze The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Wednesday tabled strategies aimed at achieving Agro Industrialization in four years. While appearing before Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, MAAIF Minister Frank Tumwebaze said Agricultural Value Chain Development Strategy (AVCDS) 2021-2026 is one of the policy
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Experts have attributed the current rain to the strengthening of Southern Pressure Systems (rain bearing systems) whose orientation shifted the rainfall belt over the country and consequently led to the observed rainfall events over most parts of the country. According to David Elweru, the Ag. Executive Director, Uganda National Meteorological
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Uganda Airlines Acting CEO, Jennifer Bamuturaki (L) handing over a gift to the U20 Crested Cranes Captain this morning at the Phillip Omondi Stadium in Lugogo. Looking on (C) is FUFA 3rd Vice President Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi A team from the Uganda Airlines on Wednesday morning visited a training camp of the Under (U)
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Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director at Petroleum Authority of Uganda addressing the press Investments in the oil and gas sector are expected to grow to US$ 3 billion (Shs10.5 trillion) in 2022, Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director at Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), has said. During PAU’s annual media briefing held in Kampala
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Wandera says a farmer can earn a gross profit of Shs6.6m from 10 bee hives in a year You can still make money from bee keeping without having to adulterate honey. For some reason, some honey dealers sell something next to water for honey. To some, however, it is not
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Martin Shabaya (L) poses for a photo with Simon Ochen of Chariots Coffees Martin Shabaya is the first African to make it to the World Barista Championship finals. Shabaya, a Kenyan, represented Africa at the 2021 World Barista Championship in Milan, Italy, where he emerged as the world’s 5th best barista.
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