agriculture
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East Africa
AfDB, Rwandan commercial banks discuss closing Africa’s US$ 92bln trade finance gap
KIGALI, October 21, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has engaged nearly all commercial banks in Rwanda to discuss expanding access to trade finance and strengthening the country’s participation in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Beyond the crown: Tracing Oyo’s cooperative legacy in Tooro
FORT PORTAL, October 15, 2026 — For more than three decades, the late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was known as the world’s youngest reigning monarch after ascending the Tooro…
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Agriculture
Teso farmers urged to embrace coffee growing to boost household incomes
SOROTI, October 9, 2026 — Farmers in the Teso Sub-region have been encouraged to embrace coffee growing to boost household incomes and improve livelihoods. The call was made during a recent coffee…
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East Africa
Major programme expands support for farmers, food security and rural businesses in South Sudan
JUBA, October 4, 2026 — A major rural development programme in South Sudan is expanding support for farmers, cooperatives and small businesses as the country seeks to strengthen food security, household incomes…
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Trade
MAAIF orders coffee value chain actors to renew licences by September 30
KAMPALA, September 23, 2026 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has directed coffee value chain actors in Uganda to renew their trading, processing and related licences and certificates…
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News
Museveni Unveils Three-Phase Food Stabilisation Strategy For Karamoja
MOROTO, September 13, 2026 — President Yoweri Museveni has unveiled a three-phase food stabilisation strategy for Karamoja aimed at helping households withstand recurrent droughts, strengthen food security and progressively reduce dependence on…
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News
EU-funded project boosts food security and climate resilience in Karamoja
MOROTO, September 7, 2026 — An EU-funded project has strengthened food production, household incomes and resilience to climate shocks among communities in Karamoja, as the region grapples with its worst drought since…
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Agriculture
Gov’t to distribute free fertilisers to coffee, tea and cocoa farmers
ENTEBBE, September 4, 2026 — Government has launched the distribution of free fertilisers to coffee, tea and cocoa farmers across the country as part of efforts to boost yields, improve household incomes…
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Agriculture
NARO begins multiplication of new Irish potato varieties
KABALE, August 29, 2026 — For farmers in Uganda’s highland Irish potato-growing areas, access to quality seed remains one of the biggest barriers to unlocking the crop’s full potential. Now, a new…
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Opinions & Commentary
Restoring Land, Rebuilding Hope
ABIDJAN, August 19, 2026 — Africa’s future is being shaped in its drylands. Desertification, land degradation and drought are undermining food systems, rural economies, water security and social cohesion. Yet restoring degraded…
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