Women entrepreneurs during the training Globally, the month of March has become synonymous with celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, in tandem with International Women’s Day Celebrations held annually on 8th March. This year’s theme; “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for Gender Equality” highlights the need for inclusive
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Michael Atingi-Ego, the Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor The Bank of Uganda is considering making amendments to the Agriculture Credit Facility (ACF) to increase the rate at which the public is taking up loans under the scheme. ACF was introduced in 2009 at a time when the commercial bank interest
Read MoreSherinah Awori: A Young Barista Who Quit Her Fat Job In Kuwait To Focus On Adding Value To Uganda’s Coffee
Awori prepares to roast her coffee at Volcano Coffee Roastery Sherinah Victoria Awori is a budding entrepreneur with special interest in coffee value addition. She is the brain behind the Janam Coffee brand, a business she started in 2021 after she quit her well-paying job in Kuwait where she worked
Read More30 Women In Agribusiness Graduate With Skills To Grow & Sustain Their Enterprises As ADC & dfcu Bank Prioritize Agriculture
Some of the graduands of Business Accelerator Program pose for a photo with DFCU Bank and ADC officials after the graduation on Friday afternoon The Agribusiness Development Centre (ADC) in partnership with dfcu bank and Rabo Foundation Friday 3rd , 2023 passed out the first cohort of the Business Accelerator Program (BAP). The Business Accelerator Program, which
Read MoreUganda Earns Shs250.4bn From January Coffee Exports As Reduced Supplies From Brazil, Vietnam Keeps Prices High
Coffee is Uganda’s leading cash crop and top foreign exchange earner Uganda’s coffee exports in January 2023 amounted to 494,226 60-kilo bags worth US$ 67.35 million (UShs250.4bn), Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has said its monthly report for January 2023. This comprised 412,282 bags of Robusta valued at US $49.57 million
Read MoreDeputy Governor Michael Atingi-Ego addressing media in Kasese. He wants farmers to utilize the ACF The Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor, Michael Atingi-Ego has tasked commercial banks and other financial institutions to sensitize farmers about the availability of the Agricultural Credit Facility (ACF) to enable them access favorable loans. He also wants commercial
Read MoreGov’t, Coffee Stakeholders Take Steps To Enable Ugandans Earn More From The Cash Crop
Former Ministers, Victoria Ssekitoleko (L), Gerald Ssendaula (2nd L) and Prof Ezra Suruma (R) handing over the resolutions to Minister of the Presidency, Milly Babirye Babalanda (C). Also present was Amos Lugoloobi (2nd R), the State Minister of Finance and Planning. Government and coffee stakeholders are committed to adding value to coffee so that Ugandans earn more money from
Read MoreNARO Reveals Facts About Aflatoxin Situation In Uganda, Efforts Being Taken To Ensure Maize Safety
Uganda produces about 5 million metric tons of maize annually The National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) has responded to Daily Monitor’s headline regarding Ugandan maize posing cancer risk. In a statement signed off by Dr. Ambrose Agona, the NARO Director General, NARO says: “The headline was misleading to the readers, without
Read MoreGerald Katabazi, the CEO of Volcano Coffee, is roasting coffee for various players along the entire coffee value chain Volcano Coffee Ltd, a Ugandan specialty coffee brand with interest in skills development, is set to open up a coffee shop in the United States of America (USA) Gerald Katabazi, the
Read MoreHon. Otaala Emmanuel Otiam (centre) - MP West Budama, South County and Chair Person, Environment And Natural Resources Committee, together with Rikki Verma (2nd right) and other MPs and project stakeholders during the MPs’ visits. Members of Parliament on the Environment And Natural Resources Committee, have called on the
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