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Uganda’s coffee exports in July hit record-breaking Shs 780bln as country readies for EUDR
KAMPALA, August 21, 2024 – Uganda’s coffee exports in July 2024 set a record of 821, 593 bags valued at US$ 210.48 million [about Shs 780 billion, the highest quantity ever exported in…
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Uganda Evaluation Week ongoing in Kampala
KAMPALA, August 20, 2024 – The eighth Uganda Evaluation Week [UEW] is taking place from August 19 – 23, 2024, at the Uganda Management Institute [UMI] in Kampala. The event is organised…
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Kwania coop farmers count losses as heavy rains devastate gardens
KWANIA, August 20, 2024 – Farmers under Abapiri Oil Seed Cooperative Society Limited in Chawente Subcounty in Kwania district are counting losses after heavy rains accompanied by the hailstorms destroyed crop fields.…
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NARO moves to develop new varieties of vegetable seeds
KAMPALA, August 20, 2024 – In a bid to address challenges of malnutrition among Ugandans, the National Agricultural Research Organisation [ NARO ] has unveiled plans to scale up production of new…
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Alebtong Medical Camp: over 2,000 to get free treatment
ALEBTONG, August 20, 2024 – At least over 2,000 are expected to benefit from a one week medical camp organised by the Government Chief Whip, Denis Hamson Obua in partnership with Uganda People’s…
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Kumi officials put Emyooga funds defaulters on notice
KUMI, August 20, 2024 – The defaulters of Emyooga funds in Kumi district are worried after the district leadership resolved to name and shame them on the local radio stations. The decision…
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Embracing innovation and sustainability for future growth in the African mining sector
JOHANNESBURG, August 20, 2024 – The African mining sector is poised for a transformative era driven by technological innovations, sustainability imperatives, and global demand for critical raw materials [CRMs]. As the world…
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Finance Trust Bank empowers 2,000 women through GROW project
KAMPALA, August 19, 2024 — Finance Trust Bank has successfully trained 2,000 women entrepreneurs as part of the World Bank-funded Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises [GROW] project. The project, supported…
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Refugees excited over extension of financial services to settlement
KIKUUBE, August 19, 2024 — Refugees in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Kikuube district are celebrating the recent extension of financial services to their area, a development they say will greatly ease their…
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Over 370 Farmers in Soroti count losses as floods submerge crop fields
SOROTI, August 19, 2024 — Three hundred seventy-nine farmers in Kamuda Sub-county, Soroti district are grappling with significant losses following a surge in the water levels of Lake Kyoga. The hardest-hit areas…
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