Coffee farmers in Nwoya district display harvested coffee berries during an agricultural exhibition held in Gulu city in October 2024. Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) has disclosed an ambitious plan to expand coffee growing on one million acres of farmland across Northern Uganda as part of efforts to transform livelihoods and
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Coffee lovers tasting Uganda’s coffee at the SCAJ World Specialty Coffee Conference & Exhibition in Japan Uganda has made a powerful statement at Asia’s biggest coffee gathering, the SCAJ World Specialty Coffee Conference & Exhibition in Japan, positioning itself as one of the world’s fastest-rising coffee exporters and a reliable
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Coffee remains Uganda’s reliable top foreign exchange earner Uganda’s coffee exports in August 2025 amounted to 855, 441 bags worth US 202.75 million (UGX722.58 billion), Ministry of Agriculture has revealed in its Monthly Coffee Report for August 2025. This comprised of 797, 363 bags of Robusta valued at US180.79 million
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Minister Bright Rwamirama (center) presiding over the goat transfer event at NAGRC & DB in Entebbe Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has handed over a consignment of Jianzhou Big Ear goats from China to the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) to support research and breeding initiatives. The
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Dr. Pascal Musoli, Senior Research Officer at NaCORI The European Union (EU), through its partnership with the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), is playing a pivotal role in advancing coffee research in Uganda. With a commitment of €713,000, the EU is supporting the National Coffee Research Institute
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Coffee seedlings Government has backtracked on its earlier promise to distribute free coffee seedlings to farmers, raising concerns among MPs from coffee growing areas. Government has instead advised farmers to buy coffee seedlings using the Parish Development Model (PDM) funds. Under PDM arrangement, Government gives a few (100) selected individuals
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NARO Director General, Dr Yona Baguma (centre) with company representatives after the signing at Kajjansi on Monday In a move that could significantly turnaround the production of (Irish) potatoes in Uganda, the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has handed over 13 potato varieties to nine private seed companies for multiplication
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An agronomist inspecting a coffee garden in Mucwini Sub County, Kitgum district. Coffee farmers in Kitgum district are struggling to water their coffee plantations during prolonged dry spells, a challenge that is threatening a crop that many had pinned their hopes on for better livelihoods. Over the past few
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NaCORI says drought-tolerant varieties are performing well in field trials. They are high yielding and have bigger beans/ Ali Milton photo Climate change-characterized with prolonged dry spells is threatening the future of coffee production in Uganda. Coffee, a major foreign exchange earner for Uganda, is largely produced by small scale
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One of the loyal retailers who received a motorbike Yara Uganda has recognized and rewarded its loyal retailers under the YaraConnect program, the company’s retailer loyalty and reward platform. Through the initiative, retailers who consistently promote and sell genuine Yara products received a variety of rewards including motorbikes, mobile phones,
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