Agriculture
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Bunyoro farmers urged to embrace oil seed project to boost household incomes
HOIMA, July 11, 2025 –– Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] have called on farmers in the Bunyoro region to embrace the National Oil Seed Project [NOSP],…
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MAAIF launches nationwide crackdown on fake agricultural inputs
FORT PORTAL CITY, July 11, 2025 –– In a bid to protect Ugandan farmers from financial loss, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [ MAAIF ] has launched a nationwide…
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Ethiopia’s coffee exports earn US$ 2.24 billion in 11 months
ADDIS ABABA, July 11, 2025 — The Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority has announced that the country earned more than US$ 2.24 billion in revenue from coffee exports over the past 11…
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NACRRI champions climate resilient agriculture through regional project
KAMPALA, July 10, 2025 –– The National Crop Resources Research Institute [ NaCRRI ] recently hosted a two-day inception meeting to officially launch the Building Equitable Climate-Resilient African Bean and Insect Sectors…
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Focus on wealth creation,” Museveni urges Wakiso residents
WAKISO, July 9, 2025 –– President Yoweri Museveni has called on residents of Wakiso and Kampala not to be misled by the visible signs of development, such as roads, electricity, schools, and…
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Karamoja’s poverty puzzle: Why the PDM hasn’t delivered the promised change
MOROTO, July 9, 2025 –– Launched in February 2022, the Parish Development Model [ PDM ] was unveiled by the Government of Uganda as a transformative initiative to lift the “active poor”…
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Diocese of Northern Uganda forms coffee farmers’ cooperative society
GULU CITY, July 9, 2025 –– The Church of Uganda Diocese of Northern Uganda has established the Diocese of Northern Uganda Coffee Cooperative Society Limited, aimed at uniting coffee farmers across the…
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Youth cooperative in Lira City seeks coffee hulling machine
LIRA CITY, July 9, 2025 –– Members of the Lira Youth Coffee Entrepreneurs Cooperative Society Limited have expressed concern that the lack of a coffee hulling machine is hindering their operations. The…
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Hope for Africa’s donkeys as ministers rally against skin trade
ABIDJAN, July 8, 2025 — African leaders have taken a strong stand against the donkey skin trade, offering renewed hope for communities and animals alike, following the Abidjan Declaration made at the…
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Uganda and Ethiopia dominate Africa’s coffee exports in May 2025
KAMPALA, July 8, 2025 –– Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa increased by 33.3 percent in May 2025 to 2.33 million bags, up from 1.75 million bags in May 2024,…
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