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Gulu coffee farmers form cooperative society to tackle emerging challenges
GULU, April 8, 2025 – Coffee farmers in the Northern Uganda district of Gulu have established the Gulu Coffee Producers Cooperative Society Limited to tackle emerging market and agronomic challenges. Coffee growing,…
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Organic fertilisers prove effective on tea as farmers abandon synthetic inputs
KERICHO, March 28 2025 — On the outskirts of Kericho town within Kenya’s Rift Valley region, Kaptepeswet tea farm, an organic tea estate sprawling on a 50-acre piece of land, is a…
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Global and African Financial Experts Urge Action to Enhance Smallholder Farmer Financing
NAIROBI, March 20, 2025 — Leading global and African financial experts have issued a resounding call to align financial structures with the needs of smallholder farmers. Speaking at a two-day conference on…
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Two major FAO-led projects to strengthen climate resilience in Kenya and Serbia
SONGDO / ROME, February 20, 2025 – The Green Climate Fund [GCF] has approved funding for two new projects valued at over US$ 130 million to bolster climate resilience and promote sustainable…
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Tea farmers seek Shs 126bln to revive industry
KYENJOJO, November 25, 2024: Tea farmers in Uganda are urgently appealing to the government for a Shs 126 billion bailout to revive the struggling industry, which is on the brink of collapse…
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Tayebwa calls for increased investment in Uganda’s agriculture
KAMPALA, October 11, 2024 — The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called for increased investment in Uganda’s agriculture, saying that the sector holds the key to the country’s economic transformation.…
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Museveni, Among clash over 4-acre model in Northern Uganda
GULU CITY, August 30, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has sharply criticised the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, for challenging the relevance of the 4-acre model he has been advocating nationwide. Among…
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Uganda’s export receipts rose 0.2 percent in March 2024
KAMPALA, May 20, 2024 – During March 2024, Uganda’s exports increased from US$ 633 million in February to USD 634.43mln, representing a 0.2 percent growth rate, according to the Performance of the…
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Finance Minister tasked on Zombo nursery tea operators’ compensation
KAMPALA, April 3, 2024 – The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has been given a fortnight to provide an action taken report on compensation of nursery tea farmers…
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Speaker Among to address tea sector plight as farmers ask for Shs 5bln
KAMPALA, February 27, 2024 – Speaker Anita Among has pledged that Parliament’s assist the hard-hit tea sector, which is faced with price drops and expensive inputs, forcing some farmers to abandon their…
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