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Kenya: Coffee expo helps equip coffee farmers with modern skills and practices
KIRINYAGA COUNTY, July 31, 2025 — A groundbreaking coffee expo in Kirinyaga County, Kenya, was organised days ago by Baragwi Coffee Cooperative Society and Nyeri International Coffee Exports [NICE]. The event aimed…
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Uganda’s annual coffee exports earn Shs 8 trillion
KAMPALA, July 30, 2025 — Uganda’s coffee exports for the twelve months [Financial Year 2024/25] were 7.77 million bags, valued at US$ 2.22 billion [approximately Shs 8 trillion], compared to 6.13 million…
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BUBU Trade Show: Entrepreneurs decry UNBS certification hurdles
MBARARA CITY, July 30, 2025 – The inaugural Buy Uganda Build Uganda [BUBU] Regional Trade Show, which concluded over the weekend in Mbarara City, showcased a vibrant array of local innovations. However,…
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Lira City PWDs embrace coffee farming to secure future for families
LIRA CITY, July 29, 2025 –– A number of Persons with Disabilities [PWDs] in Lira City in Lango Subregion have taken up coffee farming, hoping the perennial crop, one of Uganda’s top…
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Fairtrade supporting coops in Asia Pacific to collect geolocation data
PORT MORESBY, July 28, 2025 — In a strategic move to enhance traceability, regulatory compliance, and market competitiveness, Fairtrade producer network NAPP is supporting coffee and cocoa cooperatives in Asia Pacific to…
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Wagagai Coffee Farmers’ SACCO transforms the life of a member: The success story of Alex Maguge
KAPCHORWA, July 28, 2025 –– In the lush hills of Uganda’s coffee-growing region of Sebei, a quiet financial revolution is reshaping lives, one member at a time. At the heart of this…
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Kazo district registers success in PDM funds disbursement
KAZO, July 28, 2025 –– Kazo District continues to register notable success in the implementation of the Parish Development Model [ PDM ], having successfully completed the second phase of fund disbursement…
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Lira district official attributes poverty in Lango to poor mindset and enterprise selection
LIRA, July 25, 2025 — The Production and Marketing Officer of Lira District, Thomas Okello, has attributed the persistent poverty in the Lango Sub-region to a poor mindset among farmers and poor…
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Farmers demand answers over missing payments as armed gang steals coffee cherries worth US$ 140,000
NAIROBI, July 23, 2025 –– Kenya’s Mathira coffee farmers are demanding urgent answers over missing and delayed payments for the 2024/25 season. The growers claim they have not been paid for over…
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Alebtong RDC urges farmers to embrace coffee growing
ALEBTONG, 22 July 2025 — The Resident District Commissioner [RDC] of Alebtong, Geoffrey Okiswa, has called on local farmers to embrace coffee cultivation, describing it as a key government initiative aimed at…
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