01 Nov
Research

Uganda, a source country for Mutombo Coffee, is developing drought tolerant coffee varieties to save valuable cash crop

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Uganda is one of the leading exporters of Robusta coffee in Africa. The cash crop earned the East African country US$559 million last year, according to the Uganda Coffee
Development Authority.
But the plant is increasingly threatened by drought and other unpredictable weather patterns, prompting scientists to seek a solution.Dr. Godfrey Sseremba, senior research officer at the NaCORI in Kituuza, said the scientists are using molecular or marker assisted selection to develop the drought-tolerant varieties.

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27 Oct
Articles

Falcons coach Arthur Smith jokingly offers tryout chance to Dikembe Mutombo

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“We’d put him on the field goal and extra point block,” Smith said. “Dikembe, if you’re watching this, we’ll get [Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot] to work you out here tomorrow. You got one good jump in here so we can get one of those.”
And then, Smith started wagging his finger in the tradition of Mutombo after a big blocked shot.
Mutombo — again, we think this is jokingly — responded to Smith’s offer on Tuesday: “I ham accepting the Offer,” Mutombo tweeted.

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23 Oct
Research

How the Uganda coffee law, source to Mutombo Coffee, will earn farmers more money

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Farmers welcome coffee law
The National Coffee Act 2021 has come when Uganda now realises that coffee is a strategic commodity whose production and productivity must be enhanced and regulated to compete well with other international producers of the crop. Gerald Ssendaula, former minister of Finance and now a farmer, has told Seeds of Gold: “This is a law that we have been craving for as coffee farmers for many years. You remember we fought hard to get the National Coffee Policy which Cabinet approved in 2013 but there was still a big need for a law such as this one to safeguard and regulate good coffee production practices.”

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NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo visits St. Louis for coffee talk, partnership
09 Jul
Articles

NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo visits St. Louis for coffee talk, partnership

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NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo has launched his own line of coffee, and he is partnering with St. Louis roaster Jason Wilson owner of Northwest Coffee Roasting on the rollout of Mutombo Coffee. Both the basketball hall of famer and Mr. Wilson share public discussion about the coffee industry in Mutombo’s native Democratic Republic of Congo and in Africa in general.

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