4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (507+ words) By Simon Peter Emwamu Farmers in Katakwi District had high hopes when the government distributed to them over 10,000 coffee seedlings earlier this year, aiming to boost household incomes and fight poverty in the region. However, those hopes are now fading…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (134+ words) Uganda’s coffee exports fell 15.1% in July from a year earlier, with the country earning $204.1 million from shipments, down 18.6%, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Monday. The East African country, Africa’s largest coffee exporter, shipped 846,376 60-kg bags in July, compared with…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (457+ words) A new study has challenged the widely held belief that robusta coffee is more resilient to climate change than other varieties, with its lead author in an interview calling it an "internet myth" based on flawed research that overlooked the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (501+ words) Mbale City is in preparations with the Ministry of Tourism to host the World Tourism Day celebrations slated for September 27. The celebrations will be held at Mbale Secondary School grounds under the theme, “Digital agenda and artificial intelligence to redesign…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (929+ words) In the sun-drenched fields of Uganda’s Eastern region, farmers are trading their dwindling traditional crops for a more lucrative alternative in coffee and cocoa. For years, the families in the East have relied on cassava and maize, which has made…...