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Digitizing physical products into detailed digital forms allows seamless information flow across value chains. This improves monitoring, reduces errors, and enables better decision-making for businesses and stakeholders. — Mr. Winston Manzi, CEO GS1 Uganda
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Cross-border trade is now seen as highly risky due to uncertainty and constant changes in the regulatory environment that businesses depend on for stability. — Mr. Francis Kisirinya, CEO, Uganda Agribusiness Alliance
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If properly supported, EU regulations can act as levers for upgrading agricultural value chains, benefiting not only exports to Europe but also strengthening regional markets and the AfCFTA. — Ms. Isolina Boto, Secretary-General, Agrinatura
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Compliance with EU standards is not only legal but requires technical, scientific, and institutional capacities, which are currently insufficiently financed or organized for smallholders and SMEs. — Ms. Isolina Boto, Secretary-General, Agrinatura
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Short-term pressures from EU requirements, such as geolocation, traceability, risk assessment, and due diligence, pose high costs for small operators, risking exclusion without supportive measures. — Ms. Isolina Boto, Secretary-General, Agrinatura
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To reverse the status quo of EU-Africa trade relations, Africa must focus on its own resources, develop infrastructure, and gradually build strength to meet international trade conditions effectively. — Hon. Francine Rutazana, Chairperson, EALA
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EU-Africa trade relations are complex due to colonial legacies, infrastructure disparities, and differences in export composition, which contribute to the persistent trade imbalance. — Hon. Francine Rutazana, Chairperson, EALA
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EU is a significant trading partner for Africa, absorbing about 34% of African exports, while Africa receives 68% of manufactured goods and machinery from the EU, showing an unbalanced trade structure. — Hon. Francine Rutazana, Chairperson, EALA
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Coffee is a trillion-dollar industry, next to oil. Yet, our smallholder farmers remain the poorest. We must find ways to ensure they benefit fairly from this sector. — Ms. Jane Nalunga, Executive Director, SEATINI Uganda
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Cross-border trade is critical. East Africa must start selling coffee to Southern Africa to strengthen regional markets and enhance the value of our brands. — Ms. Jane Nalunga, Executive Director, SEATINI Uganda
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Uganda exports more coffee, but it’s largely raw. We must ensure African farmers and consumers also benefit by consuming and processing coffee locally. — Ms. Jane Nalunga, Executive Director, SEATINI Uganda
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Voluntary registration works best when companies use community structures to explain the process. Farmers comply when they understand the purpose and benefits — Mr. Tumuhimbise George, Coffee Farmer, Mubende
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Corruption and lack of prioritization delay compliance efforts. Government support and proper supervision can help bring all farmers on board within the remaining timeframe — Mr. Tumuhimbise George, Coffee Farmer, Mubende
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The collapse of cooperatives in the 70s disrupted coffee and vegetable farming. Reviving agriculture required rebuilding trust and organization at the grassroots level — Mr. Tumuhimbise George, Coffee Farmer, Mubende
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The collapse of the cooperative movement left farmers to operate individually, making it difficult to register them and ensure compliance with EU deforestation regulations — Dr. Mugambwa Paul, Founder Kyagalani Coffee & Coffee Farmer
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🌱 Panel Discussion is underway: discussing how farmers, government, and private sector can meet EU Deforestation Regulation requirements, revive cooperatives, build trust, and secure market access amid compliance challenges.
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The EUDR offers opportunities through better data, mapping of farmers and adoption of technology that can help reorganise and modernize Uganda’s coffee sector for the future. — Mr. Herbert Kafeero, Programs and Communications Manager, SEATINI Uganda
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The EUDR introduces core requirements such as traceability, due diligence, certification and reliable data systems, which are vital for modernizing Uganda’s coffee sector. — Mr. Herbert Kafeero, Programs and Communications Manager, SEATINI Uganda
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🌱 Huge thanks to everyone who joined the Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Uganda’s coffee sector under EUDR framework. Your input is key to building a stronger, compliant coffee value chain. Let’s keep the energy alive! 🙌☕#EUDR #UgCoffee #TradeJustice #CoffeeValueChainUG #SEATINI
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There are concerns that without proper sensitization, EUDR enforcement—such as restrictions on selling coffee due to deforestation—could negatively impact farmers.-Mr. Nayumu Akabu Patrick, Coffee Farmer.from Mbale.#EUDR #UgCoffee #TradeJustice #CoffeeValueChainUG #SEATINI
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