With some education and training, a woman in Uganda defies cultural norms and starts up her own coffee business. But she ruffled feathers in the process by purchasing coffee beans only from women ...

In Uganda’s hills and plains, where coffee has long been the lifeline of families and entire communities, a quiet storm is brewing – one tearing through livelihoods and threatening the country’s ...

Uganda has unveiled its first national regional coffee flavour profiles, a move expected to reshape how the country presents its coffee to global buyers. The Ministry of Agriculture says the ten ...

Gold exports rose 75.8% to $5.8 billion over the past 12 months Coffee exports hit a record $2.4 billion in the first 10 months of 2025 Higher gold prices reinforced Uganda’s role as a regional ...

SIRONKO, Uganda (AP) — Meridah Nandudu envisioned a coffee sisterhood in Uganda, and the strategy for expanding it was simple: Pay a higher price per kilogram when a female grower took the beans to a ...

Luweero District is poised for a major agro-industrial boost following President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni's approval of the USD 160 million Luwero Coffee Park, a joint investment between the Government ...

MBALE, eastern Uganda — Meridah Nandudu brews a medium roast coffee at the headquarters of Bayaaya Specialty Coffee, a company she founded and runs. "Medium roast is my favorite," she says, taking a ...

In parts of Uganda, coffee is seen as a man's thing, and that includes growing it, selling it, even drinking it. But one woman is challenging the status quo. She has built her own coffee company, and ...