UCDA says Coffee Wilt Disease remains a big threat to Robusta Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has revealed the main pests and diseases threatening Uganda’s coffee sub-sector. According to survey findings contained in UCDA’s monthly report for July 2021, Coffee Wilt Disease (CWD) remains a serious threat to many coffee
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Frank Kalinzi, Manager Bancassurance at PostBank PostBank Uganda was recently named among the top 10 banks in non-life bancassurance in the Q1-2021 insurance sector performance report. PostBank was licensed to transact Bancassurance as an agency for partner insurance companies in the last quarter of 2018 after meeting all the requirements
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President Yoweri Museveni isn’t happy that Uganda is spending what the country earns annually from coffee exports on importing vehicles. The President made the remarks on Saturday as he laid a foundation stone at Kiira Motors Uganda manufacturing and assembly plant in Jinja Industrial and Business Park. “This plant was
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Minister Tumwebaze (R) touring leading macadamia farm in Mityana The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Frank K. Tumwebaze has urged Ugandans with unutilized land to consider planting highly yielding and profitable macadamia. This is after he, together with his predecessor, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja Friday toured Mityana based
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Passengers at Entebbe International Airport 61,328 international passengers used Entebbe Airport in July 2021 compared to 75,472 in June, 77,063 in May and 85,054 in April 2021, Business Focus reports. The revelation has been made by Vianney M. Luggya, the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) Spokesman. Luggya says the 61,328
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One of the fuel tankers burning Two fuel tankers and a Coaster have been burnt beyond recognition by a fire whose exact cause is yet to be established. It is said that at about 3:00am (EAT) Friday morning, a fuel tanker Reg No. KCN019Q/ZF7830 conveying Diesel (fuel) to the
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Experts have stated that the low rate of vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa is hindering the economic recovery prospects of the region’s countries. While recently presenting the Absa East Africa Macro Outlook for the second half of 2021, Ridle Markus, the sub-Saharan macroeconomist at Absa Group said, “With regard to economic
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Patricia Ejalu, Deputy ED-Standards at UNBS Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has called on Ugandan companies to implement Management Systems Certification if their products and services are to compete locally, regionally and internationally. The call was made by Patricia Ejalu, Deputy ED-Standards at UNBS during an online awareness workshop
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At least 50,000 farmers and 50 cooperatives are expected to benefit from this initiative in the four countries/Business Focus photo Small scale farmers in Uganda are among farmers in four countries in Africa set to benefit from Microsoft’s digital transformation initiative that seeks to avail digital tools and training resources
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Uganda is increasingly earning big from coffee exports Uganda’s coffee exports in July 2021 amounted to 700,035 60-kilo bags worth US$ 69. 93 million (246.68bn), Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) monthly report for July has revealed. This comprised 660,458 bags of Robusta valued at US $62.89 million and 52,939 bags
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