Coffee
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Cooperatives & Communities
Buganda farmers advised on fighting deadly black coffee twig borer
MASAKA– The devastating harsh weather conditions and rapid destruction of coffee plantations by the black coffee twig borer in South Buganda region have left farmers with no hope of earning more from…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amuru moves to organise elections for PDM SACCO leaders
AMURU– Amuru District Local Government is in advanced preparations to organise elections for members to be on the committees of the Parish Development Model SACCOs [PDM SACCOs]. Initially, the interim PDM SACCO…
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Cooperatives & Communities
World coffee producers discuss sector’s challenges and opportunities
KAMPALA– For its third edition, held virtually on July 12, 2022, the World Coffee Producers Forum [WCPF] welcomed international experts and high-level representatives from different coffee-producing countries and coffee associations to discuss…
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East Africa
Rwanda’s best fairtrade coffees recognised
KIGALI– Bwishaza Coffee Cooperative and Abateraninkunga ba sholi were recently announced as the winners of the second edition of the Rwanda Kombe la Dhahabu Fairtrade Coffee Quality Contest. Bwishaza emerged as a…
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Development
Global coffee exports rise 10.7 percent
KAMPALA– Global exports of green coffee beans totalled 9.75 million bags in May 2022, up from 8.8 mln bags in the same month of 2021, the International Coffee Organisation [ICO] said in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amuru district tasked to popularise coffee growing
AMURU– Amuru district agricultural department and the district leaders have been tasked to popularise coffee farming to rally more farmers in the sub-sector which is one of the priority enterprises as government…
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News
ACPCU commissions Shs 1.5bln facility as it prepares to roast coffee
SHEEMA– In a bid to improve the value chain, Ankole Coffee Producer’s Cooperative Union [ ACPCU ] has begun preparations to roast its coffee on a large scale. This was revealed over…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Robust reforms have revitalized co-operative sector in Kenya- President Kenyatta
NAIROBI-Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has attributed the rapid growth of the cooperative sector in his country to the policy reforms the government has implemented since 2013. The President noted that the reforms…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: MPs rally vulnerable persons to form businesses
GULU-Members of Parliament from Acholi Sub-region have urged the vulnerable persons to establish and register their enterprises before running to borrow from the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds aimed at fighting poverty…
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International
Wakenya Pamoja Sacco boosts members’ livelihoods
KENYA– Wakenya Pamoja SACCO, domiciled in Kenya, registered growth in the 2020/21 financial year, with the Board of Directors now seeking to strengthen operations, spur growth, and development to maximise members’ benefits.…
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