The prince (Issabalangira) of Bugabula chiefdom in Busoga Kingdom, Mr Moses Woira Mitala Kitimbo, has urged coffee farmers in Kamuli District to embrace the ongoing coffee registration exercise, which seeks to comply with European Union guidelines on exports.
Uganda has up to December 30 to comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which, among others, stipulates that farmers must prove that their coffee has not been grown on land where deforestation has taken place.
Speaking during a stakeholder engagement at the Kamuli Youth Centre on Tuesday, Mr Kitimbo said registration will boost Uganda’s coffee exports and improve the quality and traceability of their produce.
He dispelled reports that the coffee registration exercise is linked to taxes.
“Please embrace this process because it’s for your own benefit. Government needs to know you so they can plan for you better,” he said.
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