dfcu bank’s Annette Kiconco (2nd Left) joined representatives from Vision Group, The Embassy of the Netherlands in Uganda, KLM Airlines and Koudjis to launched the 9th edition of the Best Farmers Competition dfcu Bank, in partnership with Vision Group, The Embassy of the Netherlands, KLM Airlines, and Koudjis Nutrition BV, has launched the 9th edition
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The coffee traceability system will see all coffee farmers and players registered/Business Focus photo Parliament has asked Government to provide Shs32.5Bn to Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) to establish a coffee traceability system that will see all coffee farmers and players in the coffee sector registered. This is aimed at ensuring that Uganda
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Amb. Nusura Tiperu making her remarks The Government of Uganda is considering exporting a quarter of its coffee to Turkey and use the same route to access bigger markets such as Russia and the United States among others. Uganda's Ambassador to Turkey, Nusurah Tiperu, last Thursday met with players along the coffee value
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Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the BCU board chairman The Nathan Nandala Mafabi-led Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) has clinched another four-year term in office. The board was returned unopposed during the Union annual general meeting held Tuesday at the BCU headquarters. The other members are John Musila, who was returned as Vice
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NARO Director General, Dr Yona Baguma (front third from left) with the new KOPIA Director, Dr Cho Ilho (front second from left) and other officials after the meeting in Entebbe on Wednesday The South Korean Agency for International Agricultural Development has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Ugandan farmers in transitioning
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Bright Rwamirama Kanyontore, the Minister of State for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (Animal Industry) at the release of the 2021 National Livestock Census results The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has said that the need for sound and reliable data in Agriculture to guide investments in
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Cows under the anti-tick vaccine research programme at the NARO farm in Maruzi, Apac district Ticks infest cattle negatively impacting health, productivity and development of the dairy and beef industry resulting into huge economic losses, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Annually, the total global costs linked to ticks and tick vectored
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The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Group of 77 (G-77)+China Summits held in Kampala in January attracted 3, 500 guests in total and these consumed 56, 000 eggs in eight days, Business Focus exclusively reports. Each of the guests had breakfast with two eggs per day at the Speke Resort in Munyonyo. This implies a
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Local chicken at MUZARDI/ MUZARDI photo The introduction of a new enhanced indigenous breed of chicken from Mukono Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MUZARDI) is poised to revolutionize and elevate the poultry farming sector in Uganda. This innovative breed, developed through meticulous crossbreeding efforts, promises to enhance yields and ensure the long-term
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The Central and Western regions are the largest beneficiaries of the Agricultural Credit Facility(ACF) loans, the Bank of Uganda (BoU), has revealed. Launched in 2009, the ACF aims to promote value addition in the agricultural sector by providing affordable medium- and long-term loans. “The ACF has achieved significant success, with cumulative
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