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International
India turns to imports to curb milk crisis as lumpy skin disease hits cattle stock
NEW DELHI-India, the world’s biggest producer of milk, has been forced to import to boost domestic supplies and check the skyrocketing price. Reuters yesterday reported that farmers are wrestling with lumpy skin…
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International
Ukrainian cooperative movement still needs more help as war escalates
BRUSSELS-The Cooperative Movement in war-ravaged Ukraine still needs more help, according to the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] which has contacted Illia Gorokhovskyi, COOP Ukraine’s chairman. ICA says it recently contacted Gorokhovsky to…
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News
UNBS tips Kabarole food processors on quality standards
FORT PORTAL – The Uganda National Bureau of Standards [UNBS] has advised processors in Fort Portal City and Kabarole district to adhere to quality standards if they want their products to be…
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Agriculture
Post-harvest handling still setback for produce business- middlemen
AMURU-Middlemen in Amuru district have decried the poor post-harvest handling practices that make both the farmers and the dealers incur losses. They argue that as middlemen, they have fallen victim to post-harvest…
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Development
Bill to protect consumers from predatory pricing in offing
KAMPALA-Parliament’s Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry said last week it would draft a comprehensive law aimed at protecting consumers in the country from false advertisement, predatory pricing, and substandard products. According…
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International
Global gold demand up 28 percent year-on-year in Q3
LONDON-The World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends report reveals that gold demand [excluding over-the-counter trading-OTC] in the third quarter of 2022 hit 1,181 tonnes, up 28 percent year-on-year. Strong demand pushed…
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International
Global coffee market demanding higher quality over higher volumes
LONDON– The global coffee market is undergoing a transformation that will result in higher quality and more expensive coffees, but not a rise in overall trade volume, as consumers increasingly use single…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Fruit and vegetable farmers in South Sudan reach for global standards
JUBA-In South Sudan, International Trade Centre [ITC] training guides fruit and vegetable farmers as they work to increase their harvests and attain global standards, according to a recent press release. Small farmers…
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International
Coffee production: How Brazil achieves record volumes with record quality
BRASILIA--Brazil has been the largest coffee producer in the world for more than 150 years, producing around one third of the world’s coffee, according to the International Coffee Organization [ICO]. Along the…
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East Africa
Stanbic Bank’s borderless platform sees 24 percent growth in transactions
KAMPALA-The phenomenal growth of Stanbic Bank’s East Africa Borderless Banking platform has revealed a pent-up demand for secure, real-time transactions across international borders, according to the latest report. Spanning a single network…
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