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Uganda Earns Shs614.8bn From February Coffee Exports As Dry Conditions In Brazil & Vietnam Continue To Affect Supplies

Taddewo William Senyonyi March 26, 20250

Coffee is Uganda's key foreign exchange earner Uganda’s coffee exports in February 2025, amounted to 555,756 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 167.68 million (Shs614.85bn), the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, has said. In its monthly report for February 2025, MAAIF says this comprised of 466,691 bags of Robusta valued

Q&A: Kenneth Barigye Shares Tips On How Farmers Can Improve Coffee Quality, Fetch Premium Prices

Taddewo William Senyonyi March 25, 2025March 25, 20251

Kenneth Barigye, the Managing Director at Mountain Harvest SMC Ltd, has been marketing and promoting Uganda’s coffee. His company, Mountain Harvest, has won several quality awards Uganda’s coffee quality is ranked third best globally, according to beanpoet. The 2020 ranking was based on coffees from around the world harvested from

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Uganda Airlines To Start Direct Flights To London In May

Taddewo William Senyonyi March 21, 20250

London route will be Uganda Airlines’ 13th route Uganda Airlines has announced a landmark expansion into the European market with the launch of scheduled flights to London Gatwick. Commencing on 18th May 2025, the national carrier will operate four weekly nonstop flights between Entebbe International Airport and London Gatwick, marking

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March-May Weather Forecast: Farmers Tipped As Uganda Expected To Receive Near-Normal To Above-Normal Rainfall Over Most Regions

Taddewo William Senyonyi March 7, 2025March 7, 20250

Uganda is expected to receive near-normal to above-normal rainfall over most regions during the upcoming season of March-April-May (MAM season). It’s important to note that Uganda has two major rainfall seasons, namely, March, April to May (MAM), and September, October, November to December (SOND). However, Northern and parts of Eastern

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MAAIF Takes Over Shs25.5bn Coffee, Cocoa Value Chain Development Project

Taddewo William Senyonyi February 27, 202516

Some of the beneficiaries of the CoCoDev Matching Grant Scheme in a group photo in September 2024 at NaCORI/Business Focus photo The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has taken over the implementation of the Coffee and Cocoa Value Chain Development Project (CoCoDev) on behalf of the Government of Uganda.

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Uganda Earns Record Shs6 Trillion From Coffee Exports In 12 Months

Taddewo William Senyonyi February 24, 2025February 24, 20251

Uganda is increasingly earning big from coffee exports The Ministry of Agriculture has revealed that Uganda’s coffee exports for twelve months (February 2024-January 2025) totaled 6.44 million bags worth US$ 1.62 billion (Shs5.95 trillion) compared to 6.20 million bags worth US$ 984.60 million (Shs3.62 trillion) in the previous year (February

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Why Passenger Traffic Is On The Rise At Entebbe International Airport

Taddewo William Senyonyi February 23, 20250

Passengers going through Entebbe International Airport Entebbe International Airport registered a total of 216,740 international passengers (105,320 arriving and 111,420 departing) in January 2025, which is an average of 6,991 passengers per day, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has revealed. The same period of January 2024 recorded a total of

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President Donald Trump’s 90-Day USAID Freeze: An Unexpected Blessing For African Independence, With a Focus On Uganda

Taddewo William Senyonyi February 20, 20250

By Asha Wandulu In a surprising policy shift, President Donald Trump has enacted a 90-day suspension on new USAID funding, aiming to realign aid with U.S. strategic interests under the "America First" doctrine. This decision has caused a stir, particularly in Africa, where many countries rely on such aid. However,

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Uganda On The Spot Over Poor Debt Management As Gov’t Is Penalized Shs5.5bn Over Loan Cancellation

Taddewo William Senyonyi February 17, 20250

Uganda’s debt stock has increased by 104% over six years from USD12.55Bn in FY 2018/19 to USD25.59Bn in FY 2023/24. The Debt service cost as a portion of the National budget in the FY 2023-2024 was Shs18.56Tn (35%) of the annual National Budget of Shs52Tn. This increased from Shs8.85Tn (27%)

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Report: Micro-Scale Irrigation Programme Mainly Benefiting Big Farmers As Average Cost of Irrigating 2.5 Acres Stands At Shs30.2m

Taddewo William Senyonyi February 13, 2025February 13, 20250

A beneficiary farmer of the Micro-Scale Irrigation Programme irrigating tomatoes. Irrigation uptake remains low in Uganda/MAAIF Photo The Micro-Scale Irrigation Programme under the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer (UgIFT) Program that is implemented by Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is mainly benefiting the already existing commercial farmers. This