The Minister of State for Trade (Cooperatives), Frederick Ngobi Gume (left) and the Deputy Attorney General, Jackson Kafuuzi, before the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry on Thursday 30 November 2023 Licenses that were granted to millers after the enforcement of the Sugar Act, 2020 are void, the Deputy
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One of the semi-finalists telling his story to the judges Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) will hold the finals of the National Barista Championship and the 8th National Cup Tasters Championship tomorrow Wednesday November 29, 2023 at MOTIV, Kampala, Uganda. The National Barista competition focuses on promoting excellence in coffee and advancing the
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Judges of the 13th National Coffee Championship during the ongoing competition It’s two days to the finals of the 13th Uganda National Barista Championship and tomorrow, 16 semifinalists will battle it out at MOTIV in Kampala before the finals on Wednesday. The talent on display during the championship has been
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Museveni talking to the Board members of the Presidential CEO Forum President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has decried the fake seedlings distributed to farmers by the army-led Operation Wealth Creation-OWC. He has vowed to replace them since they have turned into seed growers. Operation Wealth Creation is led by Museveni’s young brother
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Coffee remains a key foreign exchange earner for Uganda Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has revealed that the country’s coffee exports in October 2023, amounted to 470,080 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 78.96 million (Shs298.481Bn). This comprised of 410,113 bags of Robusta valued at US$ 66.87million (Shs252.779Bn) and 59,967 bags of Arabica valued at US$ 12.10 million (Shs45,739bn). This
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Frank Tumwebaze (L), Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, thanked AU Member States for voting Uganda Uganda has taken over the chair of the 5th Session of Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment (ARDWE). Giving his acceptance Speech as Chair of the STC (2023-2025) on November
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The European Union is the biggest market for Uganda’s coffee. The EU wants all farmers registered for traceability purposes Uganda and other African exporting countries should abide by the European Union demands because it is the biggest market for the coffee from the continent. In addition to various sanitary requirements,
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Kaahwa has turned a rocky area into a fruitful coffee farm Coffee can easily grow on any soil type in Uganda if Good Agronomic Practices (GAPs) are applied. That’s a quick conclusion you will make after visiting Geoffrey Kaahwa Byalelo’s coffee farm which is located approximately eight kilometers east of
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Kenya’s planned agricultural produce exchange is scheduled to go live in February next year, the Trade and Investment Ministry said in a disclosure. The ministry said the Kenya National Multi Commodities Exchange (Komex) is scheduled to commence mock trading on January 29, 2024 and go live on February 26, 2024.
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Minister Tumwebaze addresses ministry employees and journalists before the hand over ceremony. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has taken steps to revitalize extension services by providing two hundred motorcycles to seventy-seven districts and six cities. During the handover ceremony at the ministry headquarters, the Minister
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