Uganda has climbed to 7th position in the latest global rankings of the 10 top coffee producers in the world. This revelation has been made by Dr. Emmanuel Iyamulemye, the Managing Director at Uganda Coffee Development Authority via his Twitter handle. Iyamulemye was quoting the International Coffee Organization production figures
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Ambassador Adonia Ayebare (C) led other diplomats in tasting Uganda coffee The permanent mission of Uganda to the UN together with Inspire coffee held a two day coffee cupping and tasting event in New York from the 9th to the 10th of September 2021. The first one was hosted by the REMI43,
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Nsereko in his Sugar Napier garden. He says sugar Napier is good for silage Millions of farmers in Uganda keep cattle, goats and sheep for many reasons including commercial purposes. However, many farmers get less profits from their animals because of limited nutritious pastures. As a result, the animals are characterized by
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Amb. Kinyera receiving Uganda Sipi Coffee Cold Brew from Ms. Candy Schibli a coffee roaster in the US The Embassy of Uganda to the United States, in Washington, DC today held a coffee cupping and tasting event at the official Chancery. The event, organized in partnership with Inspire Africa Coffee
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Total Uganda, Stanbic Bank and Roofings bosses shortly after signing the partnership Stanbic Bank, Total Uganda and Roofings have today announced a tripartite partnership to support over 250 secondary schools to plant at least 150, 000 fruit trees in a bid to redevelop Uganda’s receding forest cover. Under the tripartite, at least
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Coffee is Uganda’s major cash crop, both in terms of foreign exchange earnings and employment creation. Coffee as a commodity has continued to play a leading role in the economy of Uganda, contributing between 20 – 30% of the foreign exchange earnings, despite the vigorous efforts by government to diversify
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Rice farmers along the Komorototo wetland in Butebo district have unanimously agreed to vacate the wetland with an appeal to the government not to harshly evict them. The farmers said that through rice growing, they have been able to educate their children and provide basic needs for their families and
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291 people affected by the Kingfisher feeder pipeline in Kyangwali sub-county, Kikuube district have received 5,000 chicks A total of 291 people affected by the Kingfisher feeder pipeline in Kyangwali sub-county, Kikuube district, have received 5,000 chicks as part of a livelihood restoration programme implemented by CNOOC Uganda Limited on behalf of
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Millers are stuck with sugar over limited market Ugandan sugar millers are stuck with a surplus of 160,000 metric tonnes of Sugar, the Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) has revealed. They say this is due to dwindling export market for Ugandan sugar. Against the above background, 14 sugar manufacturers today
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European Union Ambassadors together with some community members pose in-front of a dam in Kakamar sub-county, Kaabong district. A multi-million valley dam in Kakamar sub-county in Kaabong district funded by the European Union (EU) is lying idle due to cattle thefts that have left the entire sub-county without a single
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