Tag Archives: Market

Oyam, Uganda | URN | Free internet access at Oyam Daily Market is giving traders new opportunities to access information, promote their businesses and connect with customers, after a Rural Community Broadband Network was installed as part of a digital inclusion project. The network, installed at 12 sites in Oyam …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | The Ugandan government has urged coffee farmers not to lose heart amid volatility in the global market and adverse weather conditions affecting production. Frank Tumwebaze, minister of agriculture, animal industry and fisheries, said in a statement dated Sunday that the international coffee market had recently …

Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | Coffee farmers in Tooro have decided to form Tooro Coffee Cooperative Union to strengthen their bargaining power, improve market access, and increase incomes from coffee farming.    The decision was reached during a meeting held at Kalya Courts Hotel in Fort Portal City. The …

HAIKOU | Xinhua |  The No. 4 exhibition hall at the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) has transformed into a bustling “global village,” vividly illustrating the enduring appeal of the Chinese market. Running from April 13 to 18 in Haikou, capital of China’s island province of Hainan, the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | ‎Toilet paper is one of the most most cracked down for standards by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), according to frequency of the operations.‎ ‎It is also one of the fastest-running consumer products used and manufactured locally. ‎‎The recent operations saw close to …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has launched the construction of its first climate-resilient and gender responsive cross-border market at Elegu Town Council in Amuru district, a strategic border point between Uganda and South Sudan. The 41 billion shillings’ construction project implemented by TradeMark Africa with funding from …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has flagged off the first consignment of powdered milk to the North African nation of Algeria. At the inaugural shipment ceremony held at State House Entebbe, attended by officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries, led by …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | A delegation of Chinese investors is touring Uganda to establish business ties with local coffee farmers, as demand for the cash crop surges in China’s rapidly expanding market. After visiting various coffee farms as well as farmers’ cooperatives in the eastern and western parts of …

JINJA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Deputy Head of Mission to Qatar, Mohammad Kezaala, has called on the business community in Jinja City to invest in eco-friendly services as a reliable way to boost tourism in the region. Kezaala made the remarks during a nationwide tourism trek with a team …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has flagged off its first-ever consignment of roasted coffee to Serbia. The consignment, comprising 75,000 packed bags, was flagged off in Bugolobi. Dr. Monica Musenero, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, said that the export is not just about coffee, but a launchpad for …