Geoffrey Onyanga
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Politics: Businessman Tanna roots for formation of cooperative in manifesto
LIRA CITY, August 14, 2025 – The ruling National Resistance Movement [NRM] Entrepreneurs League has been urged to form a cooperative to enable party’s entrepreneurs access affordable financing more easily. Businessman Sanja…
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NARO develops technology to shorten shea tree maturity period
LIRA CITY, August 12, 2025 — Scientists at Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] have developed a technique to significantly shorten the maturity and fruiting period of shea nut trees [Vitellaria paradoxa]…
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Lango: Farmers urged to use clean planting materials to boost cassava production
LIRA CITY, August 5, 2025 – Cassava farmers in the Lango Subregion have been urged to adopt the use of clean planting materials to improve farm yields and enhance household food security.…
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Uganda loses Shs 3.8trn annually to ticks – NARO
LIRA CITY, July 29, 2025 –– The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has revealed that Uganda loses approximately Shs 3.8 trillion each year due to the treatment of livestock affected by ticks.…
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Alebtong RDC urges farmers to embrace coffee growing
ALEBTONG, 22 July 2025 — The Resident District Commissioner [RDC] of Alebtong, Geoffrey Okiswa, has called on local farmers to embrace coffee cultivation, describing it as a key government initiative aimed at…
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Alebtong: PDM beneficiaries advised on strategic enterprise selection
ALEBTONG, June 26, 2025 – – The Government Chief Whip, Denis Hamson Obua, has urged beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [ PDM ] programme in Alebtong district to invest their funds…
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Lango cultural leader lauds Museveni for injecting Shs 128bln under PDM
LIR CITY, June 23, 2025 –– Won Nyaci of Tekwaro Lango Eng. Dr Michael Odongo Okune has lauded President Yoweri Museveni for injecting Shs 126 billion under Parish Development Model [PDM[ in…
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Alebtong: Capital for women entrepreneurs’ Emyooga SACCO grows to Shs 129mln
ALEBTONG, June 20, 2025 –– The Moroto Women Entrepreneurs Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [ SACCO ] in Alebtong district is experiencing significant growth following an additional funding boost of Shs 50…
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Kole coop expands market across the EAC
KOLE, June 15, 2025 –– Alito Joint Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, based in Kole district, is gaining regional recognition, extending its quality seed market beyond the Lango, Acholi, and Karamoja sub-regions to…
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World Bank approves NUSAF IV to support Northern Uganda
LIRA, May 29, 2025 – – The World Bank has approved funding for the fourth phase of the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund [ NUSAF IV], a five-year government initiative aimed at…
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