Cocoa earnings shoot up to $620m

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), earnings from cocoa have increased significantly over the last two years, rising by 88.2%, from $72.8m to $620.43m.

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) says that with support from the European Union, under the Coffee and Cocoa Value Chains Development Project (CoCoDev), they now putting in place mechanisms to increase certified Ugandan cocoa and coffee and exports.

By John Ricks Kayizzi

Journalists @New Vision

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KAMPALA - Cocoa has become a major forex export earner, bringing the need for certification to the fore, if Uganda is to mantain its market share.

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Cocoa earnings shoot up to $620m

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), earnings from cocoa have increased significantly over the last two years, rising by 88.2%, from $72.8m to $620.43m.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) says that with support from the European Union, under the Coffee and Cocoa Value Chains Development Project (CoCoDev), they now putting in place mechanisms to increase certified Ugandan cocoa and coffee and exports.

By John Ricks Kayizzi

Journalists @New Vision

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