Religious leaders call for sensitisation on EU coffee registration

The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has called for more sensitisation of coffee farmers about the registration exercise that seeks to comply with European Union export guidelines.

With less than three months for Uganda to comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulations (EUDR), IRCU said the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) must do more to reach out to the ordinary coffee farmers in the rural areas who may misinterpret the whole aim of the registration exercise.

“We were told about the legislation coming from the European Union, and we were convinced…