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Cooperatives & Communities
Tororo coffee farmers receive farm tools, urged to form cooperatives
TORORO-Coffee farmers in Tororo district have a reason to smile after receiving tools from government to help in the pruning of coffee trees. Government through Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] procured tools…
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Agriculture
Helping small farmers: Developed countries urged to ensure cheap access to irrigation and fertilizers
DAVOS-KLOSTERS – Developed countries should walk the talk on transforming food systems by helping smallholder farmers in developing countries with cheaper access to irrigation, fertilizers and markets, said Raj Kumar Singh, India’s…
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Agriculture
Stakeholders call for harmonised regional policy to facilitate fertilizer agribusinesses in Africa
LUSAKA-Sub-Saharan Africa, including the COMESA region has continued to record low usage of agriculture inputs such as fertilizer compared to the rest of the world. According to a statement issued at the…
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International
Cooperatives Europe to hold conference in Cardiff
LONDON-On November 21 and 22, 2022, Cooperatives Europe is organising the “Young people and the future of cooperatives in Europe” conference in Cardiff. European delegates will gather for a conference exploring the…
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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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International
World Bank: Russian invasion of Ukraine impedes post-pandemic economic recovery in Europe and Central Asia
WASHINGTON-Russian invasion of Ukraine has dimmed prospects of a post-pandemic economic recovery for emerging and developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region, says the World Bank’s Economic Update for the…
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International
International tourism back to 60 percent of pre-pandemic levels-UNWTO
REAL MADRID-According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourist arrivals almost tripled in January to July 2022 [+172 percent] compared to the same period of 2021. This means the sector…
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News
EPRC researcher wins Analyst Forecast of the Year 2021 Award
KAMPALA– Corti Paul Lakuma, the Economic Policy Research Centre [ EPRC ] research fellow and Head of Macro Department, is the overall best Uganda economics analyst forecaster of the year 2021. The…
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News
International tourism consolidates strong recovery amidst growing challenges
MADRID-International tourism continues to show signs of a strong and steady recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic despite significant mounting economic and geopolitical challenges. According to the latest United Nations…
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International
Tanzania bans donkey slaughter to stop risk of extinction
ARUSHA– In Tanzania, the Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, Mashimba Mashauri Ndaki, has declared a ban on donkey slaughter for the skin trade. In a budget speech to Parliament, the minister noted…
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