The European Union is the biggest market for Uganda’s coffee. The EU wants all farmers registered for traceability purposes A number of coffee stakeholders are concerned about Government's slow pace in addressing the European Union demands/regulations that requires that coffee being extorted to the EU market isn’t grown on deforested
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The Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) has said that the February Rainfall Outlook indicates that most parts of the country are likely to remain generally dry and sunny with hazy conditions. During the month of January 2024, substantial rainfall was experienced in Kigezi, Lake Victoria Basin and Eastern parts of
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Uganda requires an annual vaccine stock of 88 million doses for the bi-annual vaccination requirement The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, has said that the government plans to eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease and not just control it. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly
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The Katikkiro tours NAROs livestock resources research institute in Nakyasasa The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, on Tuesday toured four institutes of the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), during which he expressed admiration at the array of advanced research products. From liquid soap, hand wash gels, pesticides, and animal
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Legislators have put the Ministry of Trade, Industries and Cooperatives to task over the low pricing of some of Uganda’s cash crops including cotton, which they say is adversely affecting farmers. According to Isaac Otimgiw (NRM, Padyere County), the Cotton Development Organisation (CDO) set the purchasing price for a kilogramme
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Kenya has yet to start exporting mangoes to the European Union. FILE PHOTO | NMG Kenya has yet to start exporting mangoes to the European Union (EU) more than two years after it lifted a self-imposed ban on shipments to the key market, officials said, citing low demand for
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Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has tasked the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF), Frank Tumwebaze to present a statement on interventions to curb the spread of foot and mouth disease. He said that the outbreak has led to concerns from farmers after the Permanent Secretary in MAAIF wrote
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A global coffee miller has announced plans to shut its operations in Kenya next month as the bungled government-backed reforms in the coffee sector continue to disrupt the industry. NKG Coffee Mills Kenya, a member of Germany’s Neumann Kaffee Gruppe, says it will lay off staff by the end of
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Tractors which supplied by Agriculture minitry parked at Nabuin Research Centre Nabuin Research Centre and Development Institute have asked the Ministry of Agriculture to supply more tractors to promote agricultural mechanization in the Karamoja sub-region. In April 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture launched a tractor hire scheme in Nabilatuk district
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African countries are increasingly importing Uganda coffee Uganda is Africa’s leading coffee exporter. It’s also the second leading coffee producer in Africa after Ethiopia. Uganda Coffee Development Authority’s monthly reports indicate that over 60% of Uganda’s coffee exports go to Europe and the rest is shared by Africa, Asia and
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