The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Group of 77 (G-77)+China Summits held in Kampala in January attracted 3, 500 guests in total and these consumed 56, 000 eggs in eight days, Business Focus exclusively reports. Each of the guests had breakfast with two eggs per day at the Speke Resort in Munyonyo. This implies a
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Local chicken at MUZARDI/ MUZARDI photo The introduction of a new enhanced indigenous breed of chicken from Mukono Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MUZARDI) is poised to revolutionize and elevate the poultry farming sector in Uganda. This innovative breed, developed through meticulous crossbreeding efforts, promises to enhance yields and ensure the long-term
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The Central and Western regions are the largest beneficiaries of the Agricultural Credit Facility(ACF) loans, the Bank of Uganda (BoU), has revealed. Launched in 2009, the ACF aims to promote value addition in the agricultural sector by providing affordable medium- and long-term loans. “The ACF has achieved significant success, with cumulative
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Dr Emmanuel Iyamulemye, the UCDA Managing Director The Government of Uganda is committed to register all coffee farmers and have the National Traceability System in place so as to comply with the European Union Regulations on deforestation-free products (EUDR), Dr Emmanuel Iyamulemye, the Managing Director at Uganda Coffee Development Authority
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Cows at Heritage Kanaani Farms/Business Focus photo The existing livestock practices in Uganda’s cattle industry can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. This is part of the findings from the Support to Rural Sustainable Transformation (SIRGE) project, funded by the European Union. The project aimed at providing
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The Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) has said that during March, April and May (MAM) 2024, the country is expected to experience near-normal (near average) to above-normal (enhanced) rainfall over several parts of the country. However, UNMA warns that some areas of Southwestern, Eastern, parts of Central, and Lake Victoria
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Judges of the 13th National Coffee Championship during the competition at the UCDA coffee lab in Lugogo The Coffee Quality Institute (CQI), the world’s leading body in coffee quality training and certification, has awarded Q Venue recognition to the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). The UCDA Coffee Laboratory is now
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Ramathan Ggoobi, the Secretary to Treasury The Ministry of Finance has warned Government agencies and school administrators about the numerous poisonous substances in food items on the Ugandan market, asking all responsible authorities to only purchase food items from suppliers certified by Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). The warning
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Dr. Gerald Kyalo, the Director Development Services at UCDA Uganda through Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has adopted the fastest approach to ensure that the country’s coffee is deforestation-free and continues to access the European Union market in line with the new regulations. On 5th December 2022, the European Parliament
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African Heads of state in a group photo after the AU after the AU Summit in Ethiopia The African Union (AU) heads of state Assembly has endorsed the G25 Kampala Declaration on coffee, making coffee a strategic crop for the continent. The heads of state made coffee a strategic commodity for the
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