Coffee
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Cooperatives & Communities
Expocacer launches exclusive coffee at the SCA Expo
CHICAGO, May 3, 2024 – Presenting the coffee offerings of Brazil and the Cerrado Mineiro region and emphasising the production of specialty beans through sustainable practices, the Cerrado Coffee Growers’ Cooperative […
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Catholic bishop urges diocesan leaders to help coffee farmer form associations
KASESE, April 24, 2024 – The Bishop of Kasese Catholic Diocese, Francis Kibira Acquirinus has challenged the leadership of Hoima Catholic Diocese to organise coffee farmers into associations, saying this would help…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gumutindo Coffee Cooperative Enterprise elects new board
MBALE April 13, 2024 – The Delegates from 10 primary societies under Gumutindo Coffee Cooperative Enterprise Limited [GCCE] in Mbale City have elected a new Board of Directors, even though it comprises…
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MPs rally behind agriculture ministry despite budget cuts for FY 2024/2025
KAMPALA, April 12, 2024 – The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has urged the Budget Committee to give special importance to Uganda’s agriculture sector as it is the backbone of the country.…
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International
Global coffee exports up 9.5 percent in February 2024
KAMPALA, April 5, 2024 – Global green bean exports in February 2024 amounted to 10.43 million bags, as compared with 9.52mln bags in the same month of the previous year, up 9.5…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nandala gets another term as BCU Chairman
MBALE, April 5, 2024 – The Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] Secretary General, Nathan Nandala Mafabi, has been re-elected unopposed as the Chairperson of Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU] for another term. Nandala,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM to salvage agro processing facilities, says govt official
KAMPALA, March 21, 2024 – The Ministry of Local Government will use the Parish Development Model [PDM] to resolve the challenges facing agro processing facilities [APFs] in Uganda. This was disclosed by…
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Uganda’s exports declined 8.3 percent in January 2024, says new report
KAMPALA, March 18, 2024 – In January 2024, Uganda exported merchandise worth US$ 565.4 million, which is an 8.3 percent reduction in export earnings, when compared with US$ 616.36mln earned in December…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coop3600 Innovations Award ignites competitiveness in Uganda’s cooperative sector
KAMPALA, March 16, 2024 –In a bustling atmosphere filled with anticipation and cooperative spirit,The Uhuru Institute for Social Development [TUI], together with her partners for the Coop3600 Innovations Award, hosted a riveting…
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Museveni pitches to Italian investors
ENTEBBE, March 15, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has urged Italian investors to come and invest in Uganda, saying the country offers many investment opportunities. “What we need from Europe is capital,…
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