A shortage of fresh milk has hit Jesa Farm Diary. The shortage is attributed to delayed ongoing factory works which have taken longer than anticipated. "Our Fresh Milk is currently experiencing a shortage," said JESA in a statement. "We understand this may be disappointing and inconvenient, and we sincerely apologize for
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Denis Okello, a farmer in Northern Uganda, is earning big from coffee farming Coffee stakeholders in Northern Uganda on Wednesday endorsed the Gulu Resolutions on coffee. The resolutions, aimed at increasing production, will be sent to the President for action. Speaking at the coffee stakeholder engagement in Gulu, the Chief
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Dairy cattle eating feeds/courtesy photo President Yoweri Museveni has signed three bills into law. The President assented to the bills on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The bills signed into law include; The Animal Feeds Act, 2023, The Veterinary Practitioners Act, 2023 and The National Records and Archives (Amendment) Act, 2024.
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Minister Tumwebaze speaking at the opening of the summit Uganda’s Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Frank K. Tumwebaze, has urged farmers to improve the health of their soils so as to increase productivity. Tumwebaze, who is also the Chair of African Union’s Specialized Technical Committee On Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and
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L-R: Jan Sadek, EU Ambassador to Uganda, Dr. Henry Nakalaet Opolot, the Commissioner Extension and Skills Management Services, Signe Winding Albjerg, Danish Ambassador to Uganda, Moses Nyabila, the Chief Executive Officer of aBi Development Ltd and Felix Okoboi, the Board Chairperson of aBi Development & Finance during the official signing and
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President Museveni inquires about NARO's coffee scrub and lotion during the Labour Day celebrations. The hair extensions from banana fiber can also be seen in the foreground The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) participated in the International Labour Day celebrations in Fort Portal Tourism City, where they showcased transformative agricultural
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Lillian Ogwang showing her flowering coffee to the UCDA Board Chairperson, Dr. Charles Mugoya. Lillian Ogwang, a proud member of the Loro Coffee Cooperative Society, has emerged as a beacon of success in coffee farming, thanks to her determination, support from Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), and her belief in the potential of coffee
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Coffee is Uganda's leading cash crop and a top foreign exchange earner By Ian Clerk I have now left London (and the cold weather) and am back in Uganda. I met all kinds of interesting people in the coffee sector at the London Coffee Festival and also had the opportunity
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Rice varieties by comparison The Director General, National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Dr. Yona Baguma has commended the organisation’s collaboration with the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA) for driving Uganda's agricultural sector towards transformational growth. Speaking at a high-level policy workshop celebrating the 15th anniversary of KOPIA in
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Coffee ready for export. Coffee is Uganda's leading cash crop Uganda’s coffee exports in March 2024, amounted to 329,686 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 64.74 million (Shs246.8bn), down from 434,582 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 82.56 million exported in February. According to Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) Monthly Report for March 2024,
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