Cocoa

By Umar Nsubuga Stephen Lumbuye is the proud owner of a five-acre cocoa farm which is one of the family’s main sources of livelihood. The farm is located in Kiyuni village, Katente …

By Joshua Kato There are two key cash crops whose price is increasing rapidly; cocoa and coffee. In Bundibugyo, which is the main hub …

By Prossy Nandudu The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have embarked on the …

BY UMAR NSUBUGA The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has appointed Pamela Anyoti Peronaci, a Ugandan as its technical advisor for the development of …

By Umar Nsubuga Cocoa farmers in Uganda have been tipped to adopt new strategies and the latest technology to boost both the opportunities for cocoa …

London, United Kingdom Cocoa struck record renewed peaks Friday in both London and New York, driven by a supply crunch over bad weather in top …

By Umar Nsubuga For the eighth year running, Vision Group and together with the Embassy of the Netherlands, KLM Airlines, dfcu Bank and Koudjis …

Hermankono, Ivory Coast “Thirty years I’ve been in cocoa — and this is the worst season yet,” said Siaka Sylla as he contemplated an almost …

By Patrick Okino Frederick Ogwal Oyee, the Chief of Inomo Clan in Lango sub-region is engaged in promoting cocoa growing in the sub-region, a perennial …

The husks of cocoa pods and the pulp or sweatings surrounding the beans and the cocoa bean shells can be used. Some examples of …