Agriculture
Supply chains
UN-backed Shs3.7bn initiative targets Uganda’s coffee seed system overhaul
A €850,000 UNIDO-led initiative targets Uganda’s coffee seed systems to boost yields, farmer incomes and export stability
Coffee
Ugandan agriculture exports face €2.75bn threat as EU tightens traceability rules
Shared-cost models between buyers and suppliers emerge as Uganda's best hope for meeting EU traceability standards that threaten access to lucrative coffee markets
United Nations
Uganda wins three-year seat on UN industrial development board
The board oversees implementation of the organisation's work programme and budgets, and makes recommendations on policy matters, including the appointment of the director-general
Agricultural production
Factory farming’s African expansion threatens pastoral traditions and climate goals
Africa's traditional pastoral livestock farming, a centuries-old lifeline, is being supplanted as development banks pivot funds towards industrial, mass-scale production
Enimiro gets One Acre Ventures investment
One Acre Ventures said it will invest in Enimiro Uganda, an agribusiness company that works with smallholder farmers, to finance its expansion into coffee processing
Remarks by the Bank of Uganda governor at the participating financial institutions award ceremony for the Agricultural Credit Facility and Small Business Recovery Fund
For a long time, many have questioned whether Uganda's smallholder farmers could access meaningful credit. Today, we have our answer: Shs1.12tn disbursed, 6,587 projects funded, and a non-performing loan rate of just 1 per cent — three times better than the banking industry average
Coffee firm that pays farmers ‘competitive prices’ gets Sh3.2bn in investment funding
JKCC General Supplies says it buys coffee from rural farmers at fair prices and pays them on time, freeing them from extortionate middlemen
Why maize is causing trade tensions between Kenya and its neighbours
There was confusion in the East African grain market this week after Kenya banned maize imports from Tanzania and Uganda, saying that levels of mycotoxins in maize from the two countries were above safety limits