Geoffrey Onyanga
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Technology
Lango poultry farmers urged to embrace mechanical incubators to boost local chicken production
LIRA, October 13, 2026 — Poultry farmers in the Lango Subregion have been urged to embrace mechanical incubators to increase the production of indigenous chicken and help prevent the possible extinction of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Arova Producers Cooperative gets Shs 1bln boost to support women’s businesses under GROW project
LIRA CITY, September 30, 2026 — The Arova Producers Cooperative Society Limited in Lira City has received an additional Shs 1 billion under the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Local project launches distribution of 200,000 shea seedlings in northern Uganda
OTUKE, September 25, 2026 — Okere Community Development Project, also known as Okere City, in Otuke district, has launched a shea tree restoration project targeting the northern Ugandan subregions Lango, Acholi and…
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Environment
Climate change takes toll on Lango farmers as crop wither in gardens
ALEBTONG, September 22, 2026 — Simon Eluk, a resident of Amwak village in Omoro Subcounty, Alebtong district, planted maize on a two-acre garden hoping to harvest two tonnes by December. However, the…
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Education
Headteachers urged to join ASSHU SACCO to improve their welfare
LIRA, September 14, 2026 — Headteachers across the country have been urged to join the Association of Secondary School Headteachers of Uganda [ASSHU] Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] by paying their…
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News
26,000 Apac households to get customary land certificates
APAC, September 8, 2026 — A total of 26,000 households in Apac district are set to benefit from land registration programmes aimed at issuing Certificates of Customary Ownership and reducing land-related conflicts.…
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Agriculture
Northern Uganda beekeepers to be trained for international honey market
LIRA, September 3, 2026 — A Dutch beekeeping organisation has expressed willingness to train 2000 beekeepers in northern Uganda to improve honey production, storage and quality to meet international market standards. Annemieke…
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News
Lira University partners with UDB to build students’ hostel as enrolment reaches 3,000
LIRA CITY, July 22, 2026 — Lira University has entered into a partnership with the Uganda Development Bank [UDB] to construct a students’ hall of residence in response to a sharp rise…
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News
Lira students develop solar-powered poultry incubator to boost farmers’ incomes
LIRA CITY, June 26, 2026 — Students at Fountainhead Institute of Management and Technology [FIMAT] in Lira City have developed an innovative solar-powered poultry incubator aimed at helping farmers increase production and…
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News
Farmers urged to embrace mechanised agriculture for better returns
LIRA CITY, June 2, 2026 — Farmers in Northern Uganda have been encouraged to embrace mechanised agriculture, with experts noting that a tractor can plough between 10 and 15 acres of land…
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