Andrew Mukwaya is earning big from coffee farming. Coffee remains Uganda’s leading cash crop/Business Focus photo By Denis Jjuuko Whether on coffee tables, bar tables, parliamentary tables, or presidential tables, the talk has been about coffee following the contentious coffee bill that seeks to amend the National Coffee Act 2021.
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Muhawiyah Mukasa is redefining rabbit farming and dragon fruit cultivation in Uganda Muhawiyah Mukasa, a standout winner of the 2023 Best Farmers Competition, is redefining rabbit farming and dragon fruit cultivation in Uganda on his farm, Kapeeka Agro and Livestock Farm (KALF). Located in Kapeeka, the farm has risen as a
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Yara and MAAIF teams pose for a picture after the engagement Yara East Africa has held a pivotal training session at Eureka Hotel, Kampala, aimed at enhancing the expertise of government fertilizer inspectors from Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). This initiative is part of Yara's ambitious
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A photo montage of Tumwebaze, Kasibante and Museveni Veteran opposition political ideologue Moses Kasibante has urged politicians not to politicize the ongoing debate on the Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that aims to mainstream the roles and functions of Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) into the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry
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By Dr. Ezra Suruma There are indeed many things we do not understand about rationalization. My understanding of “Rationalization” of government agencies is to cut cost. Yet when we proposed Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) in 1990 we provided a revenue source for it so that it would not need money from government.
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Mayiga visiting John Ssentongo Kyamanyi’s five-acre coffee farm in Butambala district recently Charles Peter Mayiga, the Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda Kingdom, has explained why retaining Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) as an independent entity is in the best interest of the stakeholders. Mayiga says the Buganda’s ‘Emmwanyi Terimba’ Initiative was
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Eng. Jossy Balissa Kuta in his coffee farm in Luweero. Coffee is Uganda's leading cash crop . Buganda and Bunyoro are one of the top coffee growing regions in Uganda The 2024 National Population & Housing Census report has revealed that the highest percentage of agricultural households (53%) undertook agricultural
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Mayiga visiting John Ssentongo Kyamanyi’s five-acre coffee farm in Butambala district recently Charles Peter Mayiga, the Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda Kingdom has expressed disappointment with Parliament after majority MPs voted in favour of the National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that seeks to reform Uganda’s coffee industry by abolishing the
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Parliament has passed the Cotton Development (Amendment) Bill, 2024, thus approving the proposal to abolish the Cotton Development Organisation and have its functions mainstreamed into the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries (MAAIF). Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture defended the mainstreaming and rationalization of the functions of
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Uganda earned Shs531.45bn from September coffee exports Uganda’s coffee exports in September 2024, amounted to 532,212 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 144.7 million (Shs531.45bn), Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has revealed in its monthly report for September 2024. This comprised of 504,576 bags of Robusta valued at US $ 137.19 million and 27,636 bags of
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