One of the most popular agribusinesses in Uganda is fish farming. Gone are the days when the only means of getting fish was by catching it from local Lakes, Rivers and swamps through trial and error. Today, the modern farm practice has made it possible to grow fish in the
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Former Finance Minister Gerald Ssendaula has appealed to Parliament to push for creation of a coffee regulatory authority as it considers the National Coffee Bill, 2018. Ssendaula, who is the chairperson of the National Union of Coffee Agribusiness and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE) said that the current body governing the coffee
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City lawyers have chipped in on the ongoing discussion of the National Coffee bill 2018, saying it hampers the socio-economic rights of Ugandans once enacted in its current form, URN reports. The National Coffee bill 2018 seeks among others things to provide for the registration of commercial coffee farmers and
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Coffee traders have urged Government to explicitly explain the benefits farmers stand to get by getting registered if the National Coffee Bill 2019 is to see the light of the day. They also want government to explain the intentions of registering coffee. The call was made by Moses Kiningwire, Trade
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Coffee traders and processors under their association Uganda Quality Coffee Traders and Processors Association want government to clearly explain the intentions of the contentious National Coffee Bill 2018. Appearing before parliament’s Agriculture Committee this morning, Amos Kasigi, Chairman of the association said that ever since news of the bill broke
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The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has heaped praises on Uganda’s flowers, describing them as the best in the world. “Our flowers are the best (in the world),” Kasaija said, adding that he was surprised at a recent flower expo in China that it’s Ugandan flowers
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has said he is uncomfortable with the high lending rates in the country. He made the remarks while speaking at the third edition of the Annual Bankers Conference held at Serena Hotel today on the theme - “De-risking Financing & Investment
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The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi, has met with a team of Egyptian investors who have expressed interest to establish value addition plants for coffee in Uganda. In a meeting held at Radisson Blu hotel in the Egyptian capital, Cairo on Thursday, the chairman
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Rajiv Ruparelia, one of the directors of Rosebud Limited and Premier Roses, Uganda’s leading floriculture companies is in China to promote the country’s flowers. Located in Entebbe, Wakiso district, Rosebud Limited and Premier Roses are under the Ruparelia Group of Companies founded by tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia. Speaking to the press
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The National Coffee Research Institute-NaCORI has rejected the proposed registration and licensing of coffee farmers, saying it will disadvantage farmers and cripple the industry. The proposals are contained in the National Coffee bill 2018, which is before parliament. The bill proposes the registration of farmers capturing details of the
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