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Coffee production in East Africa increased by 9.9% between 2014-15 and 2015-16, substantially exceeding average global production growth of 0.7%. Higher investment and greater…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214437
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Coffee and tea farmers across the region face challenges, with knock-on impacts for the wider economies. The national development plans of most East African governments emphasise…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224875
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This reflects an increasingly interventionist government effort to promote local value addition in the coffee sector. However, the approach has been controversial.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278667
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The claim appears somewhat unbelievable given that the US Geological Survey estimates existing global gold reserves at just 244,000 tonnes. Nevertheless, the aggressive marketing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272370
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However, Kenya's wider economic prospects are buoyant, underlined by the IMF's robust 6.0% GDP growth forecast for 2016 and 6.1% in 2017.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210514
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Uganda's gold trade.