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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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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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BUBU Trade Show: Entrepreneurs decry UNBS certification hurdles
MBARARA CITY, July 30, 2025 – The inaugural Buy Uganda Build Uganda [BUBU] Regional Trade Show, which concluded over the weekend in Mbarara City, showcased a vibrant array of local innovations. However,…
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Lira City PWDs embrace coffee farming to secure future for families
LIRA CITY, July 29, 2025 –– A number of Persons with Disabilities [PWDs] in Lira City in Lango Subregion have taken up coffee farming, hoping the perennial crop, one of Uganda’s top…
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Tamura Oil: How Burundi’s ‘Red Gold’ is powering peace and women’s empowerment
KARONDA, July 29, 2025 – – In Burindi’s Karonda Province, beneath the towering palms, a quiet transformation is taking root. What began as a modest broom-making venture has blossomed into a thriving…
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Minister Mbadi urges local producers to prioritise product certification
MBARARA, July 29, 2025 –– The Minister of State for Trade, Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, has called on local producers/manufacturers to prioritise the certification of their products to enhance access to both domestic…
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Uganda loses Shs 3.8trn annually to ticks – NARO
LIRA CITY, July 29, 2025 –– The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has revealed that Uganda loses approximately Shs 3.8 trillion each year due to the treatment of livestock affected by ticks.…
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Uganda launches stocktake of updated NDC and begins development of NDC 3.0
KAMPALA, July 29, 2025— The Government of Uganda, with support from the African Development Bank [AfDB], has officially launched the stocktake of its updated Nationally Determined Contribution [ NDC ] and initiated…
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