Agriculture
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Uganda flags off first-ever export of canned pineapple to China
LUWERO, May 27, 2026 — Uganda recently flagged off its first commercial export of canned pineapple to the People’s Republic of China, marking a major milestone in the country’s efforts to expand…
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Let’s champion perennial crops for economic recovery in Acholi, Otunnu urges new leaders
GULU, May 27, 2026 — Former Ugandan diplomat and statesman Amb. Olara Otunnu has challenged new leaders in Omoro district and across the Acholi Sub-region to champion perennial crop farming as a…
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New partnership to promote coffee growing in Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom
HOIMA, May 25, 2026 — Julita Coffee Works Ltd, a Ugandan agricultural company, is seeking a new partnership with Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom to promote coffee growing in the oil-rich kingdom. A team…
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NOSP targets 120,000 smallholder farmers across Uganda
LIRA CITY, May 25, 2026 — The National Oilseeds Project [NOSP] is targeting 120,000 smallholder farmers across Uganda, according to programme implementers. Funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development [IFAD], the…
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Enhancing savings culture: Dokolo district to help apiary farmer groups form SACCO
DOKOLO, May 22, 2026 — The Department of Production and Marketing in Dokolo District has said it intends to help apiary farmer groups in the district form Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation…
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Uganda Coffee Federation raises concern over coffee export documentation to China
KAMPALA, May 21, 2026 — The Uganda Coffee Federation [UCF] has raised concerns over ongoing challenges affecting coffee exports from Uganda to China, particularly regarding the issuance of Certificates of Origin for…
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Election of new PDM SACCO officials in Hoima resumes after suspected Ebola case tests negative
HOIMA, May 21, 2026 — The election of new officials of the Parish Development Model SACCOs [PDM SACCOs] in Hoima district has resumed after blood samples from a suspected Ebola patient tested…
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Tanzania’s coffee exports set to rise as production surges
DAR ES SALAAM, May 21, 2026 — Tanzania’s coffee industry is poised for another strong year, with green bean exports forecast to climb to 1.4 million 60-kilogramme bags in the 2026/27 marketing…
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Kenya’s coffee sector set for strong recovery as production climbs
NAIROBI, May 20, 2026 — Kenya’s coffee industry is poised for a significant rebound in the 2026/27 marketing year, with production forecast to rise sharply as farmers expand cultivation and reinvest in…
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Dokolo farmers receive 400 beehives, other equipment to boost apiary farming
DOKOLO, May 20, 2026 — At least two farmers’ groups in Dokolo district have received 400 beehives and other apiary equipment under the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project [UCSATP] to boost…
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