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Gulu coffee farmers form cooperative society to tackle emerging challenges
GULU, April 8, 2025 – Coffee farmers in the Northern Uganda district of Gulu have established the Gulu Coffee Producers Cooperative Society Limited to tackle emerging market and agronomic challenges. Coffee growing,…
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Mixed fortunes as BCU holds 64th AGM in Mbale City
MBALE CITY, April 8, 2025 ––Bugisu Cooperative Union Ltd [BCU], an Arabica coffee trading giant in Uganda held its 64th Annual General Meeting [AGM] on Friday, at its head office in Mbale…
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Report exposes JDE Peet’s potential non-compliance with EU deforestation-free regulation
KAMPALA, April 8, 2025 – Coffee Watch, the global watchdog organisation dedicated to reforming the coffee industry, and AidEnvironment, have released the first of a series of company deforestation risk profiles. These…
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Uganda, Ethiopia push Africa’s coffee exports up 20 percent
KAMPALA, April 7, 2025 — Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa increased by 20.6 percent in February 2025 to 1.33 million bags from 1.1 million bags in February 2024, according…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM SACCO in Kapchorwa district operating without physical office
KAPCHORWA, April 1, 2025 — The Sirimityo Parish Development Model [PDM)] SACCO in Kaserem Subcounty, Kapchorwa district, has been operating without a physical office, leaving its members without a centralised location to…
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PDM: Soroti City set to distribute Shs 1bln in third disbursement of funds
SOROTI CITY, April 1, 2025 – Soroti City is preparing to distribute the third phase of Parish Development Model [PDM] funds this week to the beneficiaries. The PDM is a Government of…
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Honduras signs the International Coffee Agreement 2022, poised to host the 140th Session of the ICC
LONDON, March 31, 2025 ‒ Honduras reaffirmed its global leadership as a coffee producing nation by signing the International Coffee Agreement 2022 [ICA 2022] at the headquarters of the International Coffee Organisation…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi SACCO Advocates for Drought-Resilient Crops to Minimise Losses Suffered
MASINDI, March 31, 2025 – Leaders of the Masindi District Farmers Association Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [MADFA SACCO] are urging SACCO members to adopt enterprises such as coffee and cocoa,…
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Kanungu coffee coops grapple with poor quality as middlemen smuggle stocks from the DRC into Ugandan market
KANUNGU, March 28, 2025 — Kanungu district, located in the southwestern Uganda, borders the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] and is a key point for cross-border trade. The district’s Ishasha border links…
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Uganda’s export earnings increase 50.4 percent in January 2025
KAMPALA, March 20, 2025 – Uganda’s export earnings in January 2025 grew by 50.4 percent compared to the same month last year, reaching USD 859.22 million, up from USD 571.16mln in January…
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