Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & PARLIAMENT MEDIA | Ugandan Members of Parliament (MPs) are unhappy with government’s failure to resolve a dairy products ban imposed by neigbours Kenya. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga asked Ugandan dairy sector stake holders to consider legal action, if diplomatic channels have failed, as Trade and Industry …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a huge boost to Uganda’s dairy sector, SNV Uganda has signed a new partnership agreement with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Uganda, worth Euro 10.4 million (sh42 billion) to implement Phase II of The Inclusive Dairy Enterprise Project (TIDE). …
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The dairy sector in transformation in Southwest Uganda NEWS ANALYSIS | RINUS VAN KLINKEN | Coffee has for a long time dominated the political, economic and social landscape in Uganda. Government policies, programming and budgeting is geared to supporting the coffee sector to propel the economy. However, a quiet …
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Uganda Dairy sector transformation: where is the financial sector? COMMENT | Joseph Kiirya | Dairy is one of the few sectors witnessing a positive response in recent years to the Uganda government policy to commercialize agriculture. In the last four years, Uganda has witnessed an exponential growth in its dairy …
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SNV’s Rinus van Klinken shares his thoughts on why dairy may soon top Uganda’s export products after coffee BLOG | RINUS VAN KLINKEN | The dairy sector is slowly inching its way into Uganda’s top exports, next to coffee and tea. The pull of the exporters is largely responsible for this …
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COMMENT: Why does the Uganda government not list the dairy sector as a priority in spite of the exponential export growth achieved? Mbarara, Uganda | RINUS van Klinken | As the world celebrates June dairy month, Uganda has more reason than most countries to put the dairy sector in the limelight. A …
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asked the Ministry of Finance to take new measures to help Uganda’s dairy industry compete favorably on the world stage. He was responding to pleas for government support to the industry when Kiruhura district dairy farmers visited his country home in Rwakitura on Saturday. He …
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By Agnes E. Nantaba Tajdin Alibhai Kassam is the CEO of Snowmans Uganda Ltd, importers and distributors of diary processing machinery and other equipment. He spoke to Agnes E. Nantaba about their operations. What are the key elements in your management style as a manager? I choose to take on …
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