Tag Archives: value addition

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda could double its annual coffee export earnings to US$2.4 billion by investing more in value addition, the National Planning Authority (NPA) has said, highlighting the need for the country to move beyond exporting mainly raw agricultural commodities. Asumani Guloba, Senior Manager for Economic Planning …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has called on Uganda to stop exporting raw materials and invest in processing and manufacturing, as the country pursues a target of growing its economy tenfold to $500bn by 2040. In a speech read on his behalf by Trade, Industry …

Fort Portal, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has reaffirmed its commitment to support Uganda’s agricultural sector through its partnership with the Uganda Tea Association (UTA). During the three-day members’ retreat held in Fort Portal, themed around strengthening collaboration and strategic growth, the gathering brought together major growers, …

Why we African elites should stop looking at individual leaders for impediments to our development. THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | On April 12, President Yoweri Museveni wrote a very good article on the need for Uganda to add value to the raw materials she produces and exports. Museveni has always …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called upon NRM parliamentary whips to support government efforts of adding value to agricultural products before export. In a meeting held at State House Entebbe, the President told the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary Regional Whips that coffee, cotton, maize, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Parliamentary Caucus is not opposed to value addition of coffee, but rather wants fair competition that will allow Ugandans to take up the task, the caucus chairperson, Muwanga Kivumbi has revealed. He was making a rejoinder to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s statement …