COFFEE GOLD RUSH! Brazil Harvest Delay Sends Prices Soaring, Ugandan Farmers Smile
September arabica coffee (KCU26) on Monday closed up +10.75 (+3.43%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) closed up +42 (+1.12%)....
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SHS1.3TRN UCSATP SHAME! Expired Farm Inputs Rejected in Nebbi as MAAIF Project Faces Quality Questions
Although the product had not yet been distributed to farmers, the revelation prompted district authorities to call for a thorough...
Investigation Busts Bukalasa Agricultural College Mess… Idle School Bus, Broken Grass Cutter, No Strategic Plan as Receivables Explode to Millions
KAMPALA: Bukalasa Agricultural College, one of Uganda's oldest agricultural training institutions, has come under the spotlight after the Auditor General...
COCOA GOLD RUSH! World’s No.2 Producer Eyes UAE, Saudi Billion-Dollar Market
Ghana has secured offtake commitments from buyers in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia for semi-finished cocoa products, opening...
COFFEE & COCOA GOLDMINE! COCOFAR Eyes Value Addition, Bigger Markets in New Financial Year
By Brian Musaasizi The Coffee and Cocoa Farmers' Cooperative Society (COCOFAR) has announced priorities for this financial year, centering on strengthening...
ESPRESSO EMERGENCY! Brazil Rains Delay Harvest, Send Coffee Prices Boiling
Coffee lovers may soon feel the heat in their wallets after heavy rains in Brazil disrupted the world's biggest coffee...
COCOA GOLD RUSH! Equity Bank’s Solar Irrigation Scheme Sparks Farming Revolution in Lira
By Our Reporter For decades, cocoa cultivation was considered impossible in Lira and the wider Lango sub-region. Farmers believed the...
BITTER NEWS FOR FARMERS! Prices Likely to Dip as Brazil Prepares Record Harvest
July arabica coffee (KCN26) on Thursday closed down -5.95 (-2.35%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN26) closed down -19 (-0.56%)....
CHINA’S COFFEE GAMBLE! Why New Move Could Shake Up Africa’s Export Game
African coffee producers are set to gain access to one of the world's largest consumer markets after China announced it...
Report Exposes Chaos in Multi-Billion Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (AVCDP)
Fresh trouble is brewing inside Uganda’s agriculture sector after the Auditor General put the multi-billion Agriculture Value Chain Development Project...
75M BAGS BONANZA! Brazil Eyes Record Coffee Exports as El Niño Threat Looms
Brazil will export a record volume of coffee in the new crop year that starts in July because of likely...
Stanbic, Agribusiness Leaders Unite to Fight Counterfeit Inputs and Strengthen Food Security
KAMPALA — Stakeholders in Uganda’s agriculture sector, have called for stronger collaboration between financial institutions, regulators, manufacturers and farmers to...
REPORT: Buganda Still Dominates Fish Farming as Tilapia Tops All Species
By Evans Najuna Kampala — Uganda’s aquaculture sector is experiencing significant growth, with the number of fish farms rising to 9,463...
TRACTOR CHAOS! No Guidelines, Missing Revenue Records & Broken Systems Rock Govt Mechanisation Centres Under MAAIF Watch
Uganda’s ambitious plan to modernise agriculture through mechanisation is now under intense scrutiny after findings exposed a trail of disorder,...
BILLIONS IN CHAOS, LAND GRABBED, PROJECTS ABANDONED! Leaked Dossier Blows Lid Off the Rot That Killed Dairy Development Authority
The lid has finally been blown off the rot that consumed the Dairy Development Authority, revealing an institution that staggered...
OILSEEDS PROJECT CASH SCANDAL! Bosses EXPOSED as Billions Stall, Targets FAIL
Shock and outrage have engulfed the multi-billion National Oil Seeds Project (NOSP) after the Auditor General’s 2025 report exposed glaring...
How “Ended” Sh555bn MAAIF’s ACDP Project Failed Ugandan Farmers
The books may say it is over. The officials may have signed off. The timelines may have expired. But on...
COTTON CASH TRAP! Sabune Era Haunts CDO As Sh15bn Stuck, “Unknown” Land Shocker & Staff Pay Chaos Exposed
A damning Auditor General’s 2025 report has ripped the lid off a tangled web of financial exposure, administrative lapses and...
GAME CHANGER! Coffee Cash Bonanza Hits Rukiga as SPA Amina Mukalazi Drives M7 Wealth Mission
In a high-energy rollout that has left farmers buzzing with hope, the National Coffee Farmers Empowerment Programme was Wednesday officially...
GOAT SCAM! Fraudsters Grabs 5 Square Miles of Gov’t Land Under MAAIF, Minister Launches Probe
A simmering land scandal is exploding inside government corridors after shocking revelations emerged that a prime chunk of public land...