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Economy
Coffee exports fall 6% year on year in October even as earnings rise
Uganda exported 209,478 60-kilogram bags of coffee worth $24.23 million in October 2016, a 6.15% decline in volume and 5.97% rise in value compared to the same period last year.
November 21, 2016
Economy
Politics & Policy
Invest in agriculture to get economy back on track, leaders say
Political and business leaders believe that with recent reports of Uganda’s economic downturn, more government attention to agriculture - which employs most Ugandans - and increased investment in the sector will spur growth.
November 4, 2016
Economy
Coffee exports fall 9% year on year in August
Coffee exports in August rose 8.41% month-on-month but fell 9.22% year-on-year, according to figures from the Uganda Coffee Development Authority. Their value however rose 11.19% month-on-month and declined by 7.66% year-on-year.
September 26, 2016
Politics & Policy
At last, evidence that African agriculture is powering economic transformation
The evidence is now in and the verdict is that Africa´s agriculture is powering economic transformation in the region. African agriculture - spurred on by public investment - has shown remarkable improvement compared to its precarious state 15 years ago.
September 26, 2016
Opinion
If Africa learnt to feed its chickens it could feed its people
Africa, which imports nearly 83% of the food it consumes, has a real chicken and egg problem. The continent is caught between pressure from imports in some countries and an inability to meet demand in others.
September 21, 2016
Economy
The deputy central bank governor on the state’s role in agricultural financing
Government used public sector banks, the Uganda Commercial Bank and the Cooperative Bank to provide loans to farmers at subsidized interest rates – which were often highly negative in real terms. Some of these lending schemes were financed from the Central bank.
September 7, 2016
Economy
Coffee exports fall year on year in July
Coffee exports in July 2016 rose 0.81% month-on-month, but fell 33.33% year-on-year. The value of the exports, on the other hand, gained 1.98% month-on-month and fell 37.02% year-on-year.
August 26, 2016
Data
Economy
Economy slows in first three months of 2016
Real Gross Domestic Product fell 1.3% year-on-year in the third quarter of financial year 2015/2016, compared to a 2.1% growth in the second quarter, according to data from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
July 25, 2016
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