Participants at the 13th African Potato Association (APA) Conference in a group photo The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, has highlighted the importance of potato and sweet potato in addressing the nutritional needs of people and improving the livelihoods of different communities. “Potato and sweetpotato are
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Luis Samper, a Colombian Coffee Consultant, Ozden IIhan from WIPO, farmers and URSB's Juliet Apolot during the farm visit to the coffee farms in the Rwenzori Uganda is launching a transformative initiative to protect and promote its first-ever Geographical Indication (GI), the Rwenzori Mountains of the Moon Coffee. This strategic
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The Ugandan delegation in Istanbul Uganda has once again made its mark at COFFEX Istanbul, Türkiye’s premier specialty coffee expo, showcasing its world-class Arabica and Robusta coffee to a diverse audience of coffee enthusiasts, industry professionals, roasters, and policymakers. As the event enters its 7th edition, Uganda's presence reaffirms its
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Uganda is reaping big from coffee exports Uganda’s coffee exports for twelve months (April 2024-March 2025) totaled 6.87 million bags worth US$ 1.84 billion (UShs6.7 trillion) compared to 5.99 million bags worth US$ 999.48 million in the previous year (April 2023-March 2024), the Ministry of Agriculture has revealed in its
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More than 100 farmers in Pader District have received training on coffee growing. It was organised by the district production department with support from Matuuga Industries and Logistic Hub, and Operation Wealth Creation (OWC). Seydou Opoka Adolatona, the District Agricultural Officer, said coffee and cocoa are good crops that can
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Tadeo Kasumba in his coffee farm Agriculture remains the backbone of Uganda’s economy—employing 64% of the population and contributing up to 50% of the country’s exports. Yet, for many smallholder farmers, accessing affordable credit remains a persistent challenge. Traditional financial institutions often require collateral that rural farmers simply don’t have,
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Stanbic Bank Executive Director and Head Corporate Investment Banking (CIB) Paul Muganwa holding the MoU with the Buganda Kingdom leadership lead by Owek. Twaha Kaawaase the 1st Deputy Prime Minister. Stanbic Bank has teamed up with the Buganda Cultural and Development Foundation (BUCADEF), the socio-economic arm of the Buganda Kingdom,
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Ibrahim Kiganda (pictured above), Uganda’s National Barista Champion, emerged 2nd out of 22 competitors at the recently concluded Africa Barista Championship held in Tanzania during the 21st African Fine Coffees Association conference and exhibition. His win underscores Uganda's rising prominence in the coffee scene. Baristas are important in the coffee
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Bank of Uganda Governor Michael Atingi-Ego launched the Agricultural Finance YearBook 2024 Experts have warned that the continued extension of handouts or money to farmers through programmes such as the Parish Development Model (PDM) without offering them support on how to market their products will not help them create sustainable
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Officials from dfcu Bank, Vision Group, KLM, Embassy of Netherlands in Uganda, and Koudjis in a group photo at the launch of the 2025 best farmers competition dfcu Bank in partnership with Vision Group, KLM, Embassy of Netherlands in Uganda, and Koudjis has today launched the 11th edition of the
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