Environment
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Fairtrade’s Plot Insights gives cooperatives an edge in preparing for EU deforestation rules
BONN, June 30, 2026 — Fairtrade International has launched Plot Insights, a new digital system designed to help coffee and cocoa cooperatives manage, analyse and securely share geolocation data as they prepare…
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Best of Congo Cooperatives launches 2026 coffee competition and auction
GOMA, June 25, 2026 — The Best of Congo Cooperatives initiative has launched its 2026 competition and auction, aimed at showcasing Congolese specialty coffee on the global market while strengthening livelihoods for…
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UK set to initiate EUDR-aligned deforestation regulations
LONDON, June 25, 2026 – The UK Government is initiating new regulations aimed at ensuring that everyday products sold in the country, including items like coffee and cocoa, do not contribute to…
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Hippos raid villages in Soroti, destroy crop fields and leave residents living in fear
SOROTI, June 24, 2026 — Residents in several parts of Soroti district in eastern Uganda are living in fear of hunger after hippos strayed from lake Kyoga’s papyrus swamps and invaded villages,…
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Stakeholders call for increased investment in smallholder irrigation schemes
KAMPALA, June 24, 2026 — Stakeholders from Uganda’s agriculture, finance, public and private sectors have called on government and development partners to increase investment in and support for the adoption of irrigation…
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Dry spell destroys crops in Karamoja, threatening livelihoods and food security
KOTIDO, June 22, 2026 — Farmers across the Karamoja Sub-region are facing a deepening agricultural crisis as a prolonged dry spell continues to destroy crops, threatening the livelihoods and food security of…
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ICP reaches 12,819 households as women’s empowerment drives resilience in coffee sector
KAMPALA, June 20, 2026 — International Coffee Partners [ICP] supported 12,819 smallholder coffee farming households across five countries in 2025, helping farmers strengthen incomes, climate resilience and livelihood diversification despite continued pressure…
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Kitchen gardens boost nutrition and livelihoods in Kigezi Highlands
KABALE, June 17, 2026 — On a misty morning in Nyamiyanga Village, Kabale district, Kigezi Subregion, Mary Tukamushaba steps outside her home with a small basket in hand. Within a few strides…
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NEMA boss orders UWA not to allow farmers to harvest maize from Bugoma forest land
KIKUUBE, June 16, 2026 — The Executive Director of the National Environment Management Authority [NEMA], Barirega Akankwasah, has directed that maize planted on land within Bugoma Forest Reserve should not be harvested.…
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Masindi district, NGOs collaborate to promote climate-smart awareness among farmers
MASINDI, June 14, 2026 — The Midwestern Region Centre for Democracy and Human Rights [MICOD], in partnership with the Rotary Club of Masindi and the Masindi District Local Government, has launched an…
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