Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) well known as “Omwenyango” in Luganda has been used for various purposes for along time. The wonderful crop can make you a millionaire in a short time as one can earn a gross profit of Shs6m every three months from an acre of stinging nettle. Discorides
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Farmers in Agago district are complaining of persistent sales of counterfeit seeds in the district. The complaints follow the arrest of traders from a market in Omot Sub-county, dealing in fake seeds. Peter Okwera, a farmer in Juklebi village, Lirapalwo sub-county, said counterfeiting is done by fraudsters, who use the
Read MoreTop 10 Coffee Exporters Revealed As Uganda Earns Shs267.5bn From March Exports
Demand for Uganda’s coffee globally is increasing Uganda’s coffee exports in March 2023 amounted to 487,797 60-kilo bags worth US$ 71.54 million (Shs267.5bn), the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)’s monthly report for March 2023 says. According to the report, this comprised 365,613 bags of Robusta valued at US $46.10 million
Read MoreEU Parliament Adopts New Law To Fight Global Deforestation, Could Affect Coffee Production
Coffee is one of the products covered by the new rules To fight climate change and biodiversity loss, the new law obliges companies to ensure products sold in the EU have not led to deforestation and forest degradation. While no country or commodity will be banned, companies will only be allowed
Read MoreLIST: Coffee Producers With Highest Cupping Scores In Best Of The Pearl 2023 Arabica Competition Named
Judges in a cupping session during finals of the 3rd Best of the Pearl 2023 Arabica Competition The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has announced the winners of the 3rd Edition “Best of the Pearl” Arabica Coffee Competition in Uganda. The competition, organized by UCDA in partnership with the Uganda Coffee Federation and supported
Read MoreUganda Produces Great Quality Arabica Coffee That Matches The World’s Best
Judges in a cupping session during finals of the 3rd Best of the Pearl 2023 Arabica Competition On Thursday, Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) held the finals of the 3rd Best of the Pearl 2023 Arabica Competition at the Authority’s Quality Laboratory in Lugogo, Kampala. The competition, organized by UCDA
Read MoreWhy Top Mityana Businessman Quit Poultry Feeds Business To Focus On Organic Coffee Farming
Yiga says his coffee is now his full time job after quitting mixing poultry feeds business Vincent Yiga, 47, is a renowned businessman in Mityana Municipality. He’s well known for mixing poultry feeds, a business he has done for about two decades. He has achieved a lot through this business.
Read MorePresident Yoweri Museveni is a top cattle keeper in the country/Courtesy photo The Otuke County MP, Paul Omara has proposed a tax on animal sales. Omara made the proposal as the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) officials led by Commissioner General, John Rujoki Musinguzi appeared before Parliament’s Finance Committee. He said URA should consider generating revenue from taxing
Read MoreJackline Kittony Arao Marketing Director Tetra Pak East Africa Uganda’s potential and fortunes in the dairy sector can grow significantly if strategies are put in place to attract a younger crop of dairy farmers and with increased investment in long life milk processing and other value added products. Jackline Kittony,
Read MoreTrucks loaded with imported maize from Tanzania waiting to offload outside Mombasa Maize millers in Mombasa. FILE PHOTO | NMG A ship carrying consignments of white maize, sorghum and wheat docked at the Mombasa port on Wednesday as importers started shipping in the produce to ease a shortage of the
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