Agriculture
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Brazilian coffee cooperatives step up workplace safety drive
MINAS GERAIS, February 21, 2026 – Coffee cooperatives, smallholder farmers and rural trade unions in Brazil’s main coffee-growing region have stepped up efforts to improve workplace safety and health, following a series…
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Soya cooperative expands partnerships to boost production in Bunyoro
MASINDI, February 19, 2026 — Members of the Soybean Farmers’ Cooperative Society of Uganda Limited [SOFACU] in the Bunyoro Sub-region have expressed renewed optimism following the entry of new partners aimed at…
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Climate change threatens more than 75 percent of global coffee supply as rising temperatures make key regions too hot for cultivation
ADDIS ABABA — In Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, more than four million households rely on the crop as their primary source of income, accounting for nearly one-third of national export earnings.…
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AfCFTA, AGRA partner to fast-track intra-African trade in agro-products
KAMPALA, February 18, 2026 —The African Continental Free Trade Area [AfCFTA] and AGRA, formally Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, have reinforced their strategic partnership to accelerate intra- African trade, positioning…
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MAAIF cracks down on fake agro-inputs in Rwenzori Sub-region
FORT PORTAL, February 18, 2026 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], through its Department of Crop Inspection and Certification, has intensified enforcement operations in the Rwenzori sub-region, impounding…
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SECU partners with private firm to boost Irish potato production in Bukwo
BUKWO, February 18, 2026 — Sebei Elgon Cooperative Union [SECU] has partnered with Intracom Fertilizers, a private company, to enhance the production of Irish potatoes in Bukwo district, in a move aimed…
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Karamoja cooperative launches major wheat seed multiplication drive
MOROTO, February 18, 2026 — The Karamoja Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited has launched an ambitious wheat seed multiplication initiative aimed at boosting agricultural productivity and strengthening food security across the Karamoja Sub-region.…
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Sugarcane farmers commend Museveni for eliminating 5 percent trash deduction
HOIMA CITY, February 17, 2026 — Sugarcane farmers from the Bunyoro and Tooro sub-regions, under their umbrella body, the Bunyoro Tooro Sugarcane Farmers Association [BUTOS], have lauded President Yoweri Museveni for compelling…
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Young African researchers hail hands-on communication training in Uganda
KAMPALA, February 17, 2026 — Twenty-five young university researchers from eight Anglophone African countries have praised a hands-on communication workshop in Uganda for equipping them with practical skills to make agroecological research…
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Coffee farmers in West Acholi count losses as drought grips region
GULU CITY, February 17, 2026 — First-time coffee farmers in West Acholi are counting significant losses after prolonged dry conditions and poor crop management left thousands of seedlings withered in their gardens.…
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