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Agricultural Business Dev’t Service Providers Acquire New Skills In Move To Boost Agri-SME Growth in Uganda

BusinessFocus Reporter June 26, 2025June 26, 20250

The Agricultural Business Development Service (Ag-BDS) Providers that received game-changing training The Ag-BDS Ecosystem Enhancement Project (ABEEP), a transformative initiative to strengthen Uganda’s agricultural sector, has announced the launch of its Training Programme for Agricultural Business Development Service (Ag-BDS) Providers. Spearheaded by a consortium comprising the African Management Institute

Gov’t Doing Its Best To Transform Agriculture – Minister Rwamirama

BusinessFocus Reporter June 25, 20250

Minister Rwamirama interacting with agri-food exhibitors at the conference The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries has urged closer cooperation and coordination between different sectors if agricultural transformation and food security are to be achieved. State Minister for Animal Husbandry, Bright Rwamirama, says that the government is doing its

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Uganda To Showcase Its Coffee Prowess At World of Coffee Geneva 2025 As Country Records Historic Exports

BusinessFocus Reporter June 24, 20251

Women at Heritage Kanaani Farms sorting and drying coffee. Uganda is earning big from coffee/Business Focus photo Uganda's coffee industry has reached a historic milestone. In May 2025, Uganda emerged as Africa’s leading coffee exporter, delivering a record 47,606.7 tonnes and surpassing Ethiopia’s previous achievements. Latest figures reveal that Uganda

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Napak Farmer Transforms Agriculture Through Innovation Amidst Region’s Harsh Climatic Conditions

BusinessFocus Reporter June 23, 2025June 23, 20250

Justine Tuko and his wife Rhoda Auma, pruning their cabbage In the dry plains of Karamoja, a region often deemed unsuitable for agriculture, Justine Samuel Tuko, the Deputy Resident District Commissioner (D/RDC) of Moroto, is proving otherwise. Tuko has transformed his farmland in Lobulio village, Iriiri Sub County, Napak district,

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Uganda Earns Shs880bn From May Coffee Exports As Global Prices Fall On Brazil Bumper Harvest

Taddewo William Senyonyi June 23, 2025June 23, 20250

Uganda has earned Shs7.5 trillion from coffee exports in the last 12 months Uganda’s coffee exports in May 2025 amounted to 793, 445 60 kilo bags valued at US$243.95 million (Shs880.39 billion), Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has revealed in its Monthly Coffee Report for May 2025.

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Nabbanja’s Farm in Kakumiro Demonstrates 4-Acre Model Success With Support From NARO

BusinessFocus Reporter June 23, 20251

President Museveni unveils Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja's model and skilling farm in Kakumiro on Saturday. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Saturday visited and commissioned the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja’s model and skilling farm in Kakumiro District. The farm was established with technical support from the National Agricultural Research

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Uganda’s Ministry Of Agriculture Hosts Nigerian Army War College Delegation On Agricultural Transformation Study Tour

BusinessFocus Reporter June 11, 20250

Col. D. M. Bozegah (Left), Defense Attache to Uganda from Nigeria with MAAIF Under Secretary Mrs. Aacha Mary Orikiriza The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) today welcomed a delegation from the Army War College Nigeria, as part of their study tour focused on agricultural transformation and food

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‘Risky’ Agriculture Sector Attracting Highest Lending Rates In Uganda-Report

Taddewo William Senyonyi June 11, 20250

Agriculture is the backbone of Uganda’s economy but the sector continues to get highest interest rates Agriculture sector tops the sectors with highest lending rates in Uganda, Bank of Uganda’s Annual Report for 2023/2024, has revealed. The report says in 2023/2024, interest rates varied among sectors primarily due to differences

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How Uganda Became a Fertile Land of Imported Food

BusinessFocus Reporter June 11, 20250

Uganda imports onions from Kenya By Dr. Apollo Buregyeya Sixty percent of the onions and Irish potatoes consumed in Uganda come from Kenya. So, do most of the oranges, tangerines, mangoes, pears, and apples. Our markets are flooded with fruits grown in a drier, tougher terrain, while Uganda, one of

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aBi Development Moves To Empower Young Women Entrepreneurs In Agriculture Through Coffee

BusinessFocus Reporter June 10, 2025June 10, 20253

Moses Nyabila, the CEO of aBi Development speaking at the stakeholder meeting aBi Development Ltd, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, hosted a stakeholder engagement at the Kampala Serena Hotel to align efforts towards empowering young women entrepreneurs in agriculture through coffee. The meeting brought