Agriculture

At 6% annual increment in milk production, investments in milk and milk products processing for local, region and international market is very critical. Currently, 80.2% of the total milk produced …

President Yoweri Museveni has rallied coffee-producing nations across the African continent to cease the export of unprocessed coffee beans and instead focus on enhancing value addition. Museveni who on Tuesday …

Uganda is positioning itself to be a competitive and reliable origin of vanilla, second to Madagascar, which is the leading producer in the world. Vanilla production from two annual harvests …

The production of Uganda’s milk increased by 193% from 2.81 billion litres in 2020/21 financial year to 5.4 billion litres in 2021/22 financial year. In the same period, the export …

President Yoweri Museveni has said he will return to Parliament, the controversial Coffee Agreement signed between the Italian businesswoman Enrica Pinetti’s company, Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited (UVCCL) and the …

Lato Milk, the leading dairy processor in Uganda, has launched a new initiative called “Project Prosperity”. Having spent over a decade in the region as a dairy processor, Lato has …

To the dismay of many Ugandans, last week the Kenyan government re-imposed an import ban on Ugandan milk products. Coming so soon after the Dairy Development Authority announced earnings of …

In February last year (2022), Uganda’s coffee industry was thrown into confusion by an announcement that the country had suspended its membership of the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) for a …

Dairy Development Authority (DDA) Executive Director Dr Michael Kansiime has attributed the tremendous growth of Uganda’s Dairy sector to stakeholders who have made efforts to prioritise dairy products and create …