Coffee
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Cooperatives & Communities
Rubanda cooperative leverages coffee to grow membership
RUBANDA, October 8, 2026 — Rubanda Cooperative Society Limited in Rubanda district is using coffee seedlings to attract more farmers, particularly women and young people, as it seeks to expand its membership…
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Trade
Gov’t rolls out digital system to end sugarcane crisis and boost trade
KAMPALA, October 6, 2026 — The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC] has launched a new digitalised system to streamline Uganda’s sugar industry and end the long-standing crisis where some farmers…
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News
PDM livestock losses leave Soroti beneficiaries struggling to repay funds
SOROTI, October 5, 2026 — Livestock theft and disease are frustrating Parish Development Model [PDM] beneficiaries in Soroti City, with some losing animals bought with programme funds and struggling to repay the…
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News
Kenyan and Rwandan farmers improve production for better earnings and coffee lovers worldwide
KIGALI, October 4, 2026 — In Rwanda’s southern Huye region, when coffee cherries have turned red and ripe, trained farmers harvest the fruits at just the right moment. The harvesters work methodically,…
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Uganda showcases coffee growth, traceability and value addition at global forum in Switzerland
MONTREUX, October 4, 2026 –Uganda has showcased the transformation of its coffee sector, highlighting rising exports, traceability, sustainability and value addition as the country seeks to strengthen its position in the global…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kalangala: Palm oil growers’ co-operative appeals to government for free fertilisers
KAMPALA, October 2, 2026 — Ssese Palm Oil Growers Cooperative Society Limited in Kalangala District has asked the government to consider including palm oil farmers in the ongoing programme of distributing free…
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News
Young army officers advised to embrace coffee farming, other projects for retirement
LIRA, October 1, 2026 — Young army officers serving in the 5th Infantry Division of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF] have been advised to embrace coffee growing and other income-generating projects…
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News
ICO launches platform to improve access to coffee-market data
GENEVA, September 30, 2026 – The International Coffee Organization [ICO] has launched a free interactive platform designed to improve access to data on global coffee markets. The Coffee Market Intelligence Platform brings…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kiryandongo parish official arrested over alleged extortion of PDM beneficiaries
KIRYANDONGO, September 28, 2026 — Maureen Aliguma, the Parish Chief of Kyemba parish in Kiryandongo Subcounty, Kiryandongo district, has been arrested on the orders of Resident District Commissioner [RDC] Dan Muganga. The…
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Agriculture
New framework seeks to strengthen resilience across coffee-producing landscapes
NEW YORK, September 27, 2026 – The Sustainable Coffee Challenge has introduced a new position paper, Coffee Resilience: Building a Shared Foundation for Collaborative Place-Based Investment, establishing a common basis for accelerating…
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