Coffee remains Uganda’s major reliable source of foreign exchange Uganda’s coffee exports in April 2025, amounted to 694,318 valued at US$214.38 million (about UShs 780.1 billion, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has revealed in its Monthly Coffee Report for April 2025. This comprised of 594,188 bags
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Second from left to right; Peace Ayebazibwe, Executive Director of Housing Finance Bank, and Michael Mugabi, Managing Director of the Bank, receive one of the awards from Richard Byarugaba, Executive Director Finance, Bank of Uganda, during the Agricultural Credit Facility award ceremony. Housing Finance Bank received two prestigious national awards
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Farmers tour the Rwenjeru banana plantation during the launch of the SOMA digital platform A new digital platform, innovated by the dfcu Foundation, has been launched to provide farmers with timely climate change information. Kate Kiiza, the Executive Director of dfcu Bank, says that the SOMA digital platform is designed
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni flagging-off the first consignment of powdered milk to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has flagged-off the first consignment of powdered milk to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, marking a significant milestone for Uganda’s agricultural sector. At the inaugural shipment ceremony
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Participants at the 13th African Potato Association (APA) Conference in a group photo The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, has highlighted the importance of potato and sweet potato in addressing the nutritional needs of people and improving the livelihoods of different communities. “Potato and sweetpotato are
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Luis Samper, a Colombian Coffee Consultant, Ozden IIhan from WIPO, farmers and URSB's Juliet Apolot during the farm visit to the coffee farms in the Rwenzori Uganda is launching a transformative initiative to protect and promote its first-ever Geographical Indication (GI), the Rwenzori Mountains of the Moon Coffee. This strategic
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The Ugandan delegation in Istanbul Uganda has once again made its mark at COFFEX Istanbul, Türkiye’s premier specialty coffee expo, showcasing its world-class Arabica and Robusta coffee to a diverse audience of coffee enthusiasts, industry professionals, roasters, and policymakers. As the event enters its 7th edition, Uganda's presence reaffirms its
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Uganda is reaping big from coffee exports Uganda’s coffee exports for twelve months (April 2024-March 2025) totaled 6.87 million bags worth US$ 1.84 billion (UShs6.7 trillion) compared to 5.99 million bags worth US$ 999.48 million in the previous year (April 2023-March 2024), the Ministry of Agriculture has revealed in its
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More than 100 farmers in Pader District have received training on coffee growing. It was organised by the district production department with support from Matuuga Industries and Logistic Hub, and Operation Wealth Creation (OWC). Seydou Opoka Adolatona, the District Agricultural Officer, said coffee and cocoa are good crops that can
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Tadeo Kasumba in his coffee farm Agriculture remains the backbone of Uganda’s economy—employing 64% of the population and contributing up to 50% of the country’s exports. Yet, for many smallholder farmers, accessing affordable credit remains a persistent challenge. Traditional financial institutions often require collateral that rural farmers simply don’t have,
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