Month: October 2025

World Savings Day: Here is what you need to know

KAMPALA, October 31, 2025 — Every October 31, World Savings Day reminds us that even small savings can lead to big changes. Whether it’s setting aside a few coins in a piggy bank or…

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Finance ministry seeks parliament’s approval to waive Shs 1.3bn UCA tax arrears

KAMPALA, October 31, 2025 — The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development [MOFPED] has requested Parliament’s approval to waive tax arrears amounting to Shs 1,313,376,467 owed by the Uganda Cooperative Alliance…

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Tayebwa urges Finnish companies to invest in Uganda’s coffee industry

KAMPALA, October 31, 2025 — The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called upon Finnish firms to invest in Uganda’s coffee industry, particularly in value addition, saying this would enable Uganda…

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Museveni pledges to unlock Karamoja’s agricultural potential

AMUDAT, October 31, 2025 — The National Resistance Movement-NRM presidential candidate, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to launch an ambitious plan to galvanise the agricultural sector in Amudat district and the broader…

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Stakeholders push for agroecology and food sovereignty in Africa

NAIROBI, October 31, 2025 — The Slow Food Africa Leaders’ Meeting concluded this week in Nakuru, Kenya, bringing together leaders and representatives from across the continent to share experiences, reflect on progress,…

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Kween: SACCO leaders arrested over alleged theft Shs 13mln

KWEEN, October 31, 2025 — Police in Kween district have arrested three leaders of the Kapwata Kworus Parish Development Model SACCO [PDM SACCO] on allegations of forgery, falsification of documents, and theft…

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Farmers urged to preserve indigenous seeds as seed bank launched in Serere

SERERE, October 30, 2025 — The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum Uganda [ESAFF Uganda] has established a community seed bank at Alilimo village in Kyere Town Council, Serere district.…

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Fish farmers trained in black soldier fly production to cut feed costs

MUKONO, October 30, 2025 — The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa [ASARECA] has conducted hands-on training for fish farmers, equipping them with skills in the production of…

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Tea farmers urged to form cooperatives to tap into gov’t programmes

KIKUUBE, October 30, 2025 — Tea farmers in Kikuube district have been urged to organise themselves by forming or joining existing cooperative societies in order to benefit from various government programmes. The…

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Commodity prices to hit six-year low in 2026 as oil glut expands

KAMPALA, October 30, 2025 — Global commodity prices are projected to fall to their lowest level in six years in 2026, marking the fourth consecutive year of decline, according to the World…

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