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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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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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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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 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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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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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’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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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
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Several migrant workers are in Uganda illegally and doing jobs which should be reserved for locals, especially in the informal sector, where jobs do not require professional experience and qualifications. This is despite all the controls put in place by the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) to issue
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