Tag: value addition

Uganda Must Guarantee Farm Prices and Expand Domestic Markets, Nalunga Says

Economy Ibrahim Ojuku -
SEATINI Uganda executive director urges price stabilisation, value addition and stronger local demand to protect farmers from volatile export...

Museveni Sets Out Five Priorities to Accelerate Uganda’s Economic Transformation

Economy Sarah Kamanyire -
President Yoweri Museveni has called for faster economic transformation, urging Ugandans to address persistent challenges including household poverty, transport...

Uganda Targets Global Coffee Market with Focus on Quality, Traceability

Agriculture Darmasco Kaggwa -
Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to building a globally competitive coffee sector through increased production, improved quality, enhanced traceability,...

Museveni Reaffirms Uganda Refinery Plans After Dangote Project Groundbreaking

East Africa Sarah Kamanyire -
President Yoweri Museveni has reaffirmed Uganda’s plans to build its own oil refinery, saying the country will proceed with...

Uganda Seeks New EU Partnership Focused on Climate Finance, Trade and Innovation

Climate Moses Kabasibante -
Uganda has called for a new phase of its 50-year partnership with the European Union to focus more strongly...

Value Addition, Industrialisation Key to Uganda’s $500 Billion Economy Drive

Business Moses Kabasibante -
Uganda is seeking to expand manufacturing and value addition as part of its strategy to transform the economy into...

Uganda launches university programme to professionalise cooperative sector

Business Darmasco Kaggwa -
Uganda has launched a national programme to expand specialised academic training in cooperatives, as the government seeks to strengthen...

Lugoloobi urges Uganda’s hardware dealers to shift from trading to manufacturing

Business Moses Kabasibante -
Minister of State for Planning Amos Lugoloobi has challenged Uganda’s construction and hardware industry to move beyond import-dependent trading...

Museveni Says Uganda Has Built Foundation for Faster Economic Transformation

Digital Economy Sarah Kamanyire -
President Museveni says Uganda’s next economic push must move millions of households from subsistence farming into a monetised economy...

Uganda Bets on Industrial Expansion to Build a $500 Billion Economy

Business Moses Kabasibante -
Uganda is stepping up efforts to turn its expanding economy into a more industrialised production base, with the government...

Uganda’s $500 Billion Dream Is Becoming More Realistic, but Revenue Reform Will Decide Its Fate

Banking & Finance admin -
Uganda’s ambition of building a USD 500 billion economy by 2040 has received a significant recalibration. According to Permanent...