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Africa’s coffee exports rise 8.0 percent in December 2024
KAMPALA, February 7, 2025: Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa rose by 8.0 percent, reaching 1.21 million bags in December 2024, up from 1.12 million bags in December 2023, according…
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Gulu coffee farmers’ conference in the offing
GULU, February 6, 2025 – Ribbo Coffee, a social enterprise based in Gulu City, is organising a coffee conference aimed at addressing several challenges faced by coffee farmers in the Acholi Subregion,…
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Soroti RCC warns parish chiefs, others against misuse of PDM gadgets
SOROTI CITY, January 30, 2025 – The Soroti Resident City Commissioner [RCC], Peter Pex Paak, has warned parish chiefs against misusing the IT gadgets provided to enhance the Parish Development Programme [PDM],…
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Kasese apple growers decry lack of market for their produce
KASESE, 23rd January 2025 – Apple growers in Kasese district have raised concerns about the lack of a reliable market for their produce, despite cultivating apples on a large scale. According to…
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How coffee and cocoa growing is taking shape in Adjumani district
ADJUMANI, January 21, 2025 – Over 200 small-scale farmers in Adjumani have ventured into coffee and cocoa cultivation, supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF). These farmers are…
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Auditor General finds loopholes in PDM implementation
KAMPALA, January 20, 2025 – The Parish Development Model [PDM] has made notable progress in its implementation for the 2023/2024 financial year [FY], though several challenges have emerged, particularly in fund disbursement,…
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Minister orders investigation into alleged extortion of coffee nursery bed operators in Masaka
MASAKA, January 19, 2025 – The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, has written to the Director General of the Internal Security Organisation [ISO] and the State House Anti-Corruption…
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Kasese officials receive tablets to enhance pdm data collection
KASESE, January 19, 2025 – Parish chiefs, town agents, and chairpersons of Parish Development Model SACCOs [PDM SACCOs] in Kasese district have received tablets to improve data collection efforts. Kasese district was…
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Costa Rica launches Coffee+ Initiative, guaranteeing zero deforestation
SAN JOSE, January 16, 2025 –– Costa Rican coffee is known worldwide for its quality. Now, it also seeks to differentiate itself in international markets as a product that guarantee zero deforestation…
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Sembabule farmers, traders face losses as middleman vanishes with 29.5 tonnes of coffee
SEMBABULE, January 15, 2025 – Police in Sembabule district have launched an investigation into the alleged theft of 29.5 tonnes of coffee worth Shs 413 million by a middleman in Mateete Industrial…
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