INTERVIEW | From introducing improved coffee seedlings to connecting farmers to markets and international opportunities, Alfred Ojok has spent years building Hasting Coffee Centre into a catalyst for agricultural transformation in Northern Uganda. What began as a mission to support smallholder farmers has evolved into a growing agribusiness that is …
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dfcu Deepens Partnership with Ministry of ICT and National Guidance to Expand Digital Access Across Uganda Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Leading Ugandan bank dfcu, through the dfcu Foundation, has donated 100 desktop computers to the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, accelerating efforts to expand digital …
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The increase followed a rise in group profit after tax to Shs74.9 billion, compared with Shs72.1 billion in 2024 Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s financial services group dfcu Limited is entering a new phase of growth after shareholders approved a Shs16.32 billion dividend payout as it seeks to …
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A former Senior Credit Manager at dfcu Bank, Dr Richard Wemesa left banking to build an agribusiness that turns maize into flour, bran into feed, and farm by-products into new income streams. INTERVIEW | Uganda’s agricultural sector is increasingly looking beyond production towards value addition, processing and stronger …
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From Cocoa Farmer to Agribusiness Leader: How Global Exposure Expanded Joan Kantu’s Vision Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | As one of the winners of the 2025 Best Farmers Awards, Joan Kantu is part of a growing class of Ugandan agripreneurs demonstrating that agriculture can be both profitable …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda’s ambition to accelerate economic growth and unlock private sector potential will depend on how quickly stakeholders align policy, capital and partnerships into coordinated, action-driven outcomes, dfcu Bank has said. The call was made during the Foreign Chambers Policy Summit in Kampala, where …
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dfcu’s Inaugural CEO Masterclass Redefining Leadership Through Impact Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | What if the true measure of a leadership programme was not the certificates awarded at the end, but the difference its graduates create long after? For the first cohort of the dfcu CEO Masterclass, …
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dfcu Bank Signals Deeper Stake in Uganda’s Evolving Education Sector Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | As Uganda’s education sector confronts rising costs, increasing regulatory complexity, and shifting global standards, dfcu Bank has signalled a deeper strategic commitment to supporting institutional growth, sustainability, and long-term resilience, particularly within the …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda’s dfcu Bank, together with the Embassy of the Netherlands, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, De Heus Koudijs Nutrition BV, Vision Group and New Vision Foundation, has officially flagged off the 2025 Best Farmers Competition winners for an agricultural study and exposure visit to the Netherlands, …
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Thousands attend “dfcu Humanity Day” Community Health Camp in Busoga Jinja, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Thousands trekked to Walukuba West Gardens in Jinja City May 14th as dfcu Bank commemorated 62 years with a renewed commitment to “transforming lives and businesses in Uganda”. The bank hosted a large-scale Great Community Health Camp …
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