Bryan Katamba, Sector Head, Education and Health at dfcu Bank As schools across Uganda prepare to reopen for Term One, back-to-school costs once again place significant pressure on households, schools, and education suppliers. For many families and school owners, this period follows the festive season, when finances are already stretched.
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Isaac Bigirwa, Head of Cards & Payments at dfcu Bank As digital finance continues to evolve, access remains uneven. While smartphone apps dominate conversations around modern banking, many Ugandans still rely on basic mobile phones and have limited or inconsistent internet access. To bridge this gap, dfcu Bank has enhanced
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Brenda Tusiime marketing one of her products Brenda Tusiime is the director of Mema Agro-Organic Processors, a company adding value to pumpkins. In an interview with Business Focus, Tusiime revealed that her value addition journey began after spending days in Kampala without making significant pumpkin sales. Faced with limited market
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Douglas Nidoi, Ecosystems Manager at dfcu Bank Mobile money agents are the engine of Uganda’s everyday economy, and this is most visible on weekends. From Friday evening through Sunday, transaction volumes surge as customers trade, pay, and move money. The dfcu Weekend Agent Float Loan was designed with one clear
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Prof. Kibwika and his wife receiving their award from Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister for Agriculture. They emerged as overall winners of the 2024 Best Farmers Competition, supported by dfcu Bank Prof. Paul Kibwika is an Associate Professor in the Department of Extension and Innovation Studies at Makerere University’s College of
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Godfrey Bwaya (2nd left) receiving his award at the Best Farmers Awards 2024. Elgon Cooperative Union (ECU), based in Bududa District, recently received the Special Category Award at the 2024 dfcu Bank & Vision Group Best Farmers Awards. The recognition highlighted the Union’s outstanding contributions to coffee production
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Dr. Godfrey Sseremba, the Head of Breeding at NaCORI, inspecting coffee trees at the institute The National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI) is spearheading research projects aimed at developing new, high-yielding coffee varieties to ensure sustainable coffee production in Uganda. In an interview with Business Focus, Dr. Godfrey Sseremba, the Head
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Isaac Bigirwa, Head of Cards and Payments at dfcu Bank Banking has evolved from long queues and endless paperwork to something you can do in seconds, anytime, anywhere. dfcu Bank is leading that digital revolution with two powerful tools, that is the *USSD Code *240# and the Mobi Loan.
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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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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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