Crop Production

Parliament has asked the government to provide Shs32.5Bn for the establishment of a coffee traceability system by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) to register all players in the coffee sector, to ensure that Uganda is compliant with the European Union’s requirements for deforestation-free products.“The traceability system will register coffee value chain actors (farmers, nursery […]

The Grain Council of Uganda (TGCU) has launched the Industry Self-Regulation Scheme (ISR) for Uganda’s Grain Sector. The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Geraldine Ssali, presided over the launch in Kampala.She said the ISR, a voluntary initiative, is a more sustainable approach for complementing the availability of quality and safe […]

The Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) Tuesday appeared before the Committee on Trade to present their proposals on the Sugar (Amendment) Bill, 2023.The Association members led by their Chairperson, Jim Mwine Kabeho, are proposing that all sugar licences that were issued by the Ministry of Trade following the passing of the Sugar Act, 2020 should […]

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Maj. Gen. (Rtd) David Kasura-Kyomukama, Monday morning chaired a meeting with the coordination unit of the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP) and representatives of the World Bank who will be undertaking an implementation mission on ACDP.The ACDP, a $ 248 million project, […]

The licensing of multiple suagr factories in Busoga sub-region has disrupted the supply of sugarcanes, leading to adverse consequences for the industry, Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) reveals. For that matter, USMA is calling for the revocation of the licenses of two sugar factories in Busoga – Shakti Sugar located in Kamuli district and Bon Sugar […]

Uganda Coffee Development Authority reveals that the country’s coffee exports in October 2023 were 470,080 60-kilo bags worth US$ 78.96m. This was at an average price of US$ 2.73/kilo, US cents 7 higher than September 2023 and US cents 35 higher than US$ 2.36/kilo in October 2022. This was an increase of 3.35% and 18.32% in […]

The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has reported the highest ever coffee exports amounting to 743,517 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 121.64 million in August.According to UCDA, coffee was exported at an average price of US$ 2.73/kilo US cent 2 higher compared to July 2023 (US $ 2.71/kilo), and US cents 36 higher than US$ 2.41/kilo […]