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Complying with EUDR: Tayebwa Urges coffee farmers to register
MITOOMA, November 26, 2024 – Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged coffee farmers in Uganda to embrace registration in order to ensure that their green beans continue to be exported…
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WFP requires US$ 16.9bln in 2025 as hunger reaches alarming highs
KAMPALA, November 26, 2024 — The World Food Programme [WFP] has called for some US$ 16.9 billion to address the escalating global hunger crisis, or roughly what the world spends on coffee…
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UCDA registers 170,000 coffee farmers in two weeks in bid to meet EUDR
KAMPALA, November 26, 2024 – Days ago, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] reported registering about 170,000 farmers as part of a nationwide initiative to prepare for the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation…
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ICA President’s message at the launch of the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives held during the ICA Global Cooperative Conference 2024 in New Delhi, India
NEW DELHI, November 26, 2024 — It is with immense pride and hope that I welcome you to the launch of the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives held during the ICA…
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Empower Women, Transform Communities: Join the YAMNA-RCAL Grain for Good Campaign
RABAT, November 18, 2024 — Resourced, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming food systems for an abundant future, launched the YAMNA-RCAL Grain for Good Campaign, running from November 1, 2024, to January 10,…
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Africa must strengthen accountability and governance to prosper – Botswana President Duma Boko
GABORONE, November 25, 2024 — Africa’s economic success and sustainability are intrinsically linked to accountable governance, Botswana’s President, Duma Boko, stressed at the opening of the 2024 African Economic Conference in Gaborone.…
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Take PDM as a future investment, says CAO Napak
NAPAK, November 25, 2024: James Okumu Bedijo, the Chief Administrative Officer [CAO] of Napak district, has urged the people of Northern Uganda to view the Parish Development Model [ PDM ] as…
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Tea farmers seek Shs 126bln to revive industry
KYENJOJO, November 25, 2024: Tea farmers in Uganda are urgently appealing to the government for a Shs 126 billion bailout to revive the struggling industry, which is on the brink of collapse…
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COMESA states urged to embrace the regional payments and settlement system
UZULWINI, November 24, 2024 — Central Banks in COMESA Member States have been called upon to utilise Regional Payments and Settlement System [REPSS] for intra-COMESA transactions, owing to its potential to enhance…
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Standard Chartered hosts 200 clients, diplomats and Indian Community as it celebrates Diwali
KAMPALA, November 24, 2024 – Standard Chartered Bank Uganda last week celebrated the 2024 Diwali, with more than 200 clients, a host of VIPs, the Board and senior members of the Standard…
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