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UK set to initiate EUDR-aligned deforestation regulations
LONDON, June 25, 2026 – The UK Government is initiating new regulations aimed at ensuring that everyday products sold in the country, including items like coffee and cocoa, do not contribute to…
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AGM elects new board as Banyankole Kweterana charts growth agenda
MBARARA CITY, June 24, 2026 — The historic Banyankole Kweterana Co-operative Union [BKCU] has elected a new board of directors to steer Western Uganda’s agricultural cooperative for the next four years. The…
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Angola steps up efforts to revive coffee industry
LUANDA, June 15, 2026 — Angola, once among Africa’s largest coffee producers, is moving to tighten export regulations as part of efforts to revive a sector that collapsed following independence and years…
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Report Finds Coffee Giants Yet to Commit to Living Income for Farmers Ahead of New EU Rules
KAMPALA, June 15, 2026 — A new report on the global coffee sector has found that none of the world’s leading coffee roasters and traders has committed to ensuring coffee farmers earn…
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Africa’s coffee exports fall 22.1 percent in April as Ethiopia and Uganda shipments decline – ICO
KAMPALA, June 13, 2026 — Coffee exports from Africa fell sharply in April 2026, declining by 22.1 percent year-on-year to 1.54 million bags from 1.98mln bags in the same month last year,…
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Kapchorwa farmers receive coffee seedlings to enhance household incomes
KAPCHORWA, June 11, 2026 — More than 100 farmers in Kaserem Subcounty, Kapchorwa district, have received improved coffee seedlings under a government programme aimed at boosting household incomes and promoting agricultural commercialisation…
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Coffee, cocoa farmers in Luuka form cooperative to enhance bargaining power
LUUKA, June 10, 2026 — Coffee and cocoa farmers in Luuka district have formed a cooperative society aimed at pooling resources, strengthening their bargaining power, and improving access to markets, credit facilities…
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PDM Secretariat to establish practical learning centres with local entrepreneurs
SOROTI, June 8, 2026 — The Parish Development Model [PDM] Secretariat has announced plans to establish practical learning centres aimed at equipping parish residents with hands-on business skills by linking them directly…
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Adjumani’s rare wild coffee strain officially given local name
ADJUMANI, June 4, 2026 –Deep inside the thick tropical canopy of the Zoka Central Forest Reserve, where towering trees shield wildlife and streams snake through dense vegetation, grows a rare wild coffee…
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Let’s champion perennial crops for economic recovery in Acholi, Otunnu urges new leaders
GULU, May 27, 2026 — Former Ugandan diplomat and statesman Amb. Olara Otunnu has challenged new leaders in Omoro district and across the Acholi Sub-region to champion perennial crop farming as a…
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