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Uganda’s coffee exports surge 59 percent in September 2025
KAMPALA, October 30, 2025 — Uganda’s coffee exports recorded an impressive 59 percent year-on-year increase in September, driven by a robust crop yield, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and…
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COMESA Launches Regional Seed Certification and Labelling System
LUSAKA, July 3, 2025 — The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [COMESA], through its Specialised Agency, the Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa [ACTESA], recently has launched…
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Cereal banks and honey value addition to boost agricultural productivity in Adjumani district
ADJUMANI, April 6, 2025 – In a concerted effort to enhance agricultural productivity and improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers, the Lutheran World Federation [LWF], with support from Bread for the World…
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AFSA Launches a New Study Calling for Integration of Agroecology in Africa’s Climate Commitments
KAMPALA, April 3, 2025 – The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa [AFSA] is happy to officially launch its new report, Integration of Agroecology in Nationally Determined Contributions [NDCs] and National Adaptation Plans…
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AfDB Mulls US$ 500 Million Facility to Mobilise Financing for Smallholder Farmers
NAIROBI, March 22, 2025 — African Development Bank Group [AfDB] President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has announced plans to launch a US$ 500 million facility designed to unlock US$ 10 billion in financing…
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Gov’t launches construction of Shs 1.5bln roads in Masindi district
MASINDI, March 6, 2025 – Government has commenced the construction of access roads in the two sub-counties of Kiruli and Bwijanga under the National Oil Seed Project [NOSP]. The roads, which are…
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NGOs condemn deforestation law delay as EU reaches agreement
BRUSSELS, December 6, 2024 – The European Parliament has reached a provisional agreement to postpone the European Deforestation Regulation [EUDR] by one year to ensure proper implementation amid strong opposition from countries…
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Agriculture
UCDA donates tools to Namisindwa model farmers
NAMISINDWA – Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] has donated tools to the model farmers growing coffee in Namisindwa district in Eastern Uganda. The farm tools given to the model farmers include; pangs,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Emyooga SACCOs to turn into cooperatives
KABALE– At least 25 Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperatives [SACCOs] in Kigezi Sub-region are set to be transformed into cooperatives, having grown tremendously since their establishment about two years ago. The Emyooga…
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Reducing trade costs can help drive sustainable development- FAO report
Rome – A robust and well-integrated global agrifood system can help all countries withstand unprecedented challenges, as evidenced during the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 when global agrifood markets proved to be…
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