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Central, Western Regions Eat Big From Agricultural Credit Facility As Shs860bn Is Disbursed

The Central and Western regions are the largest beneficiaries of the Agricultural Credit Facility(ACF) loans, the Bank of Uganda (BoU), has revealed. Launched in 2009, the ACF aims to promote value addition in the agricultural sector by providing affordable medium- and long-term loans. “The ACF has achieved significant success, with cumulative

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Gov’t to Spend Shs35bn On Registration Of Coffee Farmers As Uganda Takes Action To Comply With EUDR Requirements

Dr Emmanuel Iyamulemye, the UCDA Managing Director The Government of Uganda is committed to register all coffee farmers and have the National Traceability System in place so as to comply with the European Union Regulations on deforestation-free products (EUDR), Dr Emmanuel Iyamulemye, the Managing Director at Uganda Coffee Development Authority

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Uganda Takes Steps to Meet EU Requirements On Coffee Exports

Dr. Gerald Kyalo, the Director Development Services at UCDA Uganda through Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has adopted the fastest approach to ensure that the country’s coffee is deforestation-free and continues to access the European Union market in line with the new regulations. On 5th December 2022, the European Parliament

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Farmers Enjoying Coffee High Prices As Uganda Earns Record Shs331.7bn From January Exports

Farmers are currently enjoying higher prices. Coffee is Uganda’s leading cash crop and a major foreign exchange earner/Photo taken at Heritage Kanaani Farms Uganda’s coffee exports in January 2024, amounted to 481,586 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 85.57 million (Shs331.7bn). This is contained in the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) monthly report

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