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Cooperative in Somalia revives after 22 years with focus on markets
MOGADISHU, June 24, 2025 — Qabri-bahar Cooperative in Somalia collapsed due to war and 300 households who had invested in it lost all their investments. Now 22 years later, the cooperative has…
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Hundreds attend 13th Annual Agribusiness Expo in Masindi
MASINDI, June 23, 2025 –– Hundreds of participants, including smallholder farmers, agripreneurs, policymakers, researchers, processors, and traders, took part in the 13th Annual Agribusiness Expo, held at Kihonda Demonstration Farm in Labongo…
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Ugandan traders decry over-taxation
KAMPALA, June 15, 2025 –– Traders under the umbrella body, the Uganda National Traders Alliance [UNATA], have accused the Uganda Revenue Authority [URA] of over-taxation and failing to understand the challenges faced…
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Regional stakeholders meet in Nairobi to boost cross-border trade in agroecological products
NAIROBI, May 9, 2025 – Stakeholders including cross-border traders, civil society organisations, and policymakers from the East African Community [EAC] and COMESA convened in Nairobi, Kenya recently, for a two-day meeting focused…
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Kabarole Farmers And Traders Urged To Go Digital For Market Expansion
FORT PORTAL, 7 April 2025 — Farmers and traders in Kabarole district and Fort Portal City have been encouraged to embrace the latest trend in Uganda, where products are being marketed on…
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Tanzania: Rukwa exceeds crop harvest target by 103 percent
DODOMA, January 20, 2025 – Tanzania’s Rukwa Region, found in the west of the country, has reported a bumper crop harvest, achieving 103 percent of its production target for the 2023/24 season.…
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Sembabule farmers, traders face losses as middleman vanishes with 29.5 tonnes of coffee
SEMBABULE, January 15, 2025 – Police in Sembabule district have launched an investigation into the alleged theft of 29.5 tonnes of coffee worth Shs 413 million by a middleman in Mateete Industrial…
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Minister Kasaija tips traders on gov’t low-interest loans at URA tax awards
KAMPALA, December 13, 2024: The Minister for Finance Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has asked Ugandan traders to approach the government for low-interest loans to boost their struggling businesses. Speaking at…
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Cross-border traders accuse URA customs officials of extortion
NEBBI, November 25, 2024 – Local cross-border traders from Uganda who sell merchandise to the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] are accusing customs officers at Goli Customs of extortion and are calling…
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Vendors lose hope as construction of Shs 32bln Nebbi Modern Market faces delays
NEBBI, November 6, 2024 – Four years after the project was first announced, Nebbi Market vendors will have to wait even longer for the construction of the Shs 32 billion Nebbi Modern…
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