Caroline Ayugi
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Cooperatives & Communities
4,500 sugarcane out growers in Amuru suspend planting due to floods
Atiak Sugarcane Plantation Out growers Cooperative Society has suspended planting of sugarcane on 2,000 acres of land due to persistent rain and resultant floods. Santa Joyce Laker, the Chairperson of the Cooperative…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Floods displace thousands of business persons at Elegu Town Council
Thousands of business persons in Elegu Town Council in Amuru district are stranded after floods submerged their businesses on Saturday. The flooding occurred after River Unyama, one of the tributaries of the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Museveni honours Shs 100m pledge to Gulu University SACCO
President Yoweri Museveni has given Shs 100m to Gulu University, in fulfilment of a pledge he made to the institution’s staff SACCO. While officiating at the University’s 15th graduation ceremony in January…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Business women urged to use digital tools to increase productivity
Business women across Uganda have been encouraged to use the numerous digital tools now available to market their products and subsequently increase their productivity and profits. The call was made during a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers in Northern Uganda to embark on growing Rosemary
Hundreds of farmers in Acoli and Lango sub regions have received training on Rosemary growing from Special Anointing Oil, SAO-Uganda, an NGO that promotes growth of the popular herb around the country.…
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Farmers in Acoli lose acres of crops to floods
Heavy rains in Acoli sub region have left acres of crop gardens submerged. The heavy rains which poured for a better part of August are continuing, causing massive destruction to crops such…
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Lack of access road delays works on proposed Okuti border market
Construction of the multi-billion Okuti International border market in Kitgum district has failed to take off due to lack of an access road to the area. Okuti is one of six markets…
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Costly seed and feed strain fish farming in Acoli
More than 900 fish farmers in Acoli subregion are struggling to stock their ponds with fish fingerlings (fish seed), due to absence of a hatchery in the area. The fish farmers found…
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Cooperatives & Communities
More Acoli farmers embrace commercial coffee farming
Small holder farmers in Acoli sub region are joining commercial coffee growing, to fight poverty and secure their future. Coffee was introduced in the region in 1999 as an alternative perennial crop…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Tomato farmers in Acoli suffer low sales due to bumper harvests
Tomato farmers in Gulu district are grappling with low prices for their produce, following a bumper harvest of the fruit this season. The drop in price is being attributed to increased production,…
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