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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Coffee Act 2021, gazetted on Monday this week, has sparked a huge debate, with many questioning several provisions in it. The new law repeals and replaces the 29-year old Uganda Coffee Development Authority Act, Cap. 325, and is meant to respond to …

Mbale, Uganda | DIANA TAREMWA KARAKIRE  | When Uganda imposed a lockdown last year to contain the ravaging coronavirus pandemic, the government ordered the closure of all education institutions, businesses, including land and sea borders. Since then the consequences on economic activities have been dire. With schools closed and many jobs lost …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers of Nakatsi Sub County in Bududa district have rejected coffee seedlings by Operation Wealth Creation – OWC citing the dry season and poor quality. Over 200,000 coffee seedlings have been supplied and are abandoned at Nakatsi sub county headquarters and are now …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda exported a record 6.08 million coffee bags in the financial year 2020-2021, the highest total for 12 months in 30 years. Exports for FY20/21 were also worth $559m compared to 5.11m bags worth $496m in FY19/20. The figures were boosted by June’s 618,388 bags worth US$ 58.56m, …

Heart symptoms may influence your response | THE INDEPENDENT | The unmistakable taste and smell of coffee — not to mention its ability to perk people up in the morning — have made it one of the world’s most popular beverages. Better still, observational studies indicate that coffee may protect …

But the source of the precious commodity remains unknown Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Gold has surpassed tourism and coffee to become Uganda’s biggest earner of foreign currency amidst concerns over its source. Latest data from the central bank shows that the east African nation exported 35,943 kilograms of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s coffee export volumes surged by 22% in 2020 compared to the previous year. The growth has been revealed in the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) monthly report of December 2020. The figures for 2020 indicates that exports for calendar year January 2020 to December …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda has displaced India as the number one Coffee supplier on the Italian market. India is the seventh world leading Coffee producer with 348,000 metric tonnes per year, while Uganda follows in eighth position with 288,000 metric tonnes produced per year. But Uganda has the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Price fluctuations should not be a reason for farmers to stop investing their time and resources in coffee cultivation, Buganda Premier Charles Peter Mayiga has said. He says that for a farmer to demand for higher prices of the crop, he or she should have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has improved in the ranking of coffee quality produced according to the just released international rating. According to the Coffee Quality Institute of the United States of America, Uganda is third best of the countries producing quality coffee in the world. Uganda comes third …