Uganda shilling strengthens against dollar - BoU
Bank of Uganda has said in its monetary policy report of October 2024, which it released on Monday that in the three months to September 2024, the shilling appreciated by...
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Uganda's coffee industry: Understanding the origins of UCDA
By Ezra Suruma In 1986 when the National Resistance Movement captured the apparatus of government, coffee was by far the most important export product of Uganda. Coff...
Coffee boom: The Backbone of livelihoods in Bugisu
Samuel Wakinya, 59, a primary school teacher, embarked on growing Arabica coffee on a large scale in 2004 and has never looked back. Mr Wakinya, a resident of Bushika sub...
Museveni summons NRM MPs as war of words over coffee intensifies
The Government Chief Whip, Mr Hamson Denis Obua, has vowed to front a solid team to ensure that the National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024, is endorsed to pave the way fo...
Coffee boom in the eyes of Buganda Kingdom
Coffee, a long-cherished perennial crop, has for decades been the backbone of household incomes in some parts of Uganda. Today, coffee is at the centre of regulatory poli...
The coffee boom: New millionaires
Coffee farmers in Bukomansimbi District are reaping big and savouring the fruits of labour from growing the brown beans. The farmers are now happy owners of gleaming hous...
Uganda, DRC agree to revamp construction of Congo roads
The hope of paving roads from the Ugandan border to cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo has got a lease of life after the transport ministers of both countries sig...
Uganda loses Shs180b deal as export board goes in limbo
Confusion. Panic. And helplessness. That is the state of affairs the Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB) now finds itself in after being merged with the Uganda Free Zone...
We should create markets we have control over, says Rwabwogo
The Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development chairman, Mr Odrek Rwabwogo has said Uganda should create markets that it has control over. Spea...
Economy posts positive results despite negative predictions
The country’s economic performance got a positive nod in the second quarter of the year, between April and June 2024, expanding by 6.6 percent, despite predictions...