Month: July 2025

Fort Portal Catholic Diocese launches coffee policy

KABAROLE, July 31, 2025 — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal has launched an ambitious five-year diocesan coffee policy [2025 – 2030] aimed at promoting sustainable coffee farming, food security and…

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Bushenyi authorities urge timely repayment of PDM loans

BUSHENYI, July 31, 2025 –– Authorities in Bushenyi district are stepping up efforts to ensure the timely repayment of loans disbursed under the Parish Development Model [PDM], warning the first cohort of…

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Kikuube leaders appeal for increase in PDM funding

KIKUUBE, July 31, 2025 –– Leaders in Bugambe Sub-county, Kikuube district, have appealed to the government to increase funding for the Parish Development Model [PDM], arguing that the current allocation of Shs…

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Gulu City farmers receive 20,000 coffee seedlings to boost production

GULU CITY, June 31, 2025 — At least 20,000 coffee seedlings have been distributed to 65 farmers in Gulu City under a government initiative aimed at increasing coffee production and promoting household economic…

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Teso: Officials decry shortage of agricultural extension workers

SOROTI, July 31, 2025 – – A shortage of agricultural extension workers in some parts of Teso Sub-region is hindering farmers’ access to vital market information and support, concerned officials have warned.…

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Kenya: Coffee expo helps equip coffee farmers with modern skills and practices

KIRINYAGA COUNTY, July 31, 2025 — A groundbreaking coffee expo in Kirinyaga County, Kenya, was organised days ago by Baragwi Coffee Cooperative Society and Nyeri International Coffee Exports [NICE]. The event aimed…

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Pride Bank wins big at the 2025 Annual Agricultural Excellence Awards

KAMPALA, July 30, 2025 – Pride Bank Limited has been honoured with the Agri-Finance Award [Credit Finance] at the prestigious 2025 Annual Agricultural Excellence Awards. Held under the theme ‘Celebrating Excellence and…

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Uganda’s annual coffee exports earn Shs 8 trillion

KAMPALA, July 30, 2025 — Uganda’s coffee exports for the twelve months [Financial Year 2024/25] were 7.77 million bags, valued at US$ 2.22 billion [approximately Shs 8 trillion], compared to 6.13 million…

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EAC convenes regional experts meeting to shape unified key messages ahead of COP30

ENTEBBE, July 30, 2025 — In preparation for the 30th Conference of the Parties [ COP30 ] to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [UNFCCC], the East African Community [EAC]…

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Elephants destroy crops, spark fears of hunger crisis in Abim district

ABIM, July 30, 2025 – – A herd of elephants from Kidepo Valley National Park has ravaged farmlands in Abim Subcounty, Abim district in the Karamoja Sub-region, triggering fears of an impending…

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