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Cooperatives & Communities
Uganda targets manufacturing boom as industrialisation conference set for November 18
KAMPALA, November 5, 2026 — Uganda will host a three-day National Industrialisation Conference from November 18 to 20, 2026, as government moves to expand local manufacturing, attract investment, increase exports and create…
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Trade
Gov’t rolls out digital system to end sugarcane crisis and boost trade
KAMPALA, October 6, 2026 — The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC] has launched a new digitalised system to streamline Uganda’s sugar industry and end the long-standing crisis where some farmers…
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Kayunga set for new sugar mill as Shakti Sugar gets operating licence
KAYUNGA, August 27, 2026 — Kayunga district is set to get a major sugar-processing plant after Shakti Sugar Limited was granted a licence to establish or operate a sugar mill with a…
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Agriculture
Kinyara Sugar to pay Shs 5.5bln in cash top-ups to farmers
MASINDI, July 6, 2026 — Kinyara Sugar Ltd will pay Shs 5.5 billion in cash top-ups to contracted farmers during the 2026/27 financial year for sugarcane supplied to the company during the…
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Bunyoro, Tooro cane farmers outraged by proposed excise duty hike
HOIMA CITY, April 21, 2026 — Sugarcane farmers in the Bunyoro and Tooro sub-regions, united under the Bunyoro Tooro Sugarcane Farmers Association [BUTOS], have expressed strong disapproval over government’s proposal to increase…
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Three indices point to positive outlook for Ugandan economy
KAMPALA, April 20, 2026 — Three key indices indicate a positive outlook for Uganda’s economy, according to the latest Performance of the Economy Monthly Report released by the Ministry of Finance, Planning…
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Sugarcane farmers commend Museveni for eliminating 5 percent trash deduction
HOIMA CITY, February 17, 2026 — Sugarcane farmers from the Bunyoro and Tooro sub-regions, under their umbrella body, the Bunyoro Tooro Sugarcane Farmers Association [BUTOS], have lauded President Yoweri Museveni for compelling…
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EU offers farmers extra funds to quell anger at Mercosur deal
LONDON, January 17, 2026 — European Union [EU] will adjust its budget proposal for 2028-2034 to allow farmers early access to around 45 billion euros [US$53 billion] in funding. The European Union…
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Kenya exits COMESA sugar safeguard after 24 years, confident to compete
NAIROBI, January 11, 2026 — The Government of Kenya has formally exited the COMESA Sugar Safeguard regime after 24 years, marking a decisive and confident transition for the country’s sugar industry. The…
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Private sector ends 2025 with high hopes for further expansion in 2026
KAMPALA, January 8, 2026 — Ugandan companies experienced broadly unchanged employment levels and rising input costs in December 2025, following a ten-month period of job creation. Despite these pressures, business conditions continued…
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