Maya Nyambok
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News
Omoro: Food security ordinance in offing
OMORO– Omoro district local government is in the process of developing a nutrition and food security ordinance in a bid to fight food shortage that was experienced by some families in 2022.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Paicho Central Kal Cooperative Society farmers keen on record keeping
GULU– Farmers under Paicho Central Kal Cooperative Society in Gulu district have prioritised record keeping, saying it helps them to track their business transactions. The cooperative which largely grows maize, sorghum, soybeans,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Over Shs 380mln storage facility motivates Gulu farmers to grow more maize
GULU-A 60-metric ton storage facility constructed at Shs 386 million for Paicho Central Kal Cooperative Society in Gulu district has motivated farmers there to increase the production of maize. The cooperative is…
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Paicho Primary School fights absenteeism with food
GULU-By growing its own food, Paicho Primary School in Gulu district hopes to reduce absenteeism and improve its performance in Primary Leaving Examinations [PLE]. Bosco Odokonyero, the head teacher of the government-aided…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu artists get free space to showcase their works
GULU-Loremi Tours and Elephante Commons, a charity organisation, have partnered to provide space for local artists in Gulu City to display their artistic works Since 2020, nearly 300 local artists in Gulu…
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Agriculture
NGO advises farmers to use dogs to secure livestock and crops
GULU-The Big Fix Uganda, a nonprofit organisation that operates the only veterinary hospital in Northern Uganda has urged farmers in Acholi Sub-region to enlist the services of dogs in securing their livestock…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Demonstration farms help farmers appreciate value of fertilisers
GULU-A joint initiative by two fertiliser-producing companies is helping farmers in Uganda to appreciate the importance of using fertilisers to boost farm yields. Yara Fertilizer Company and Export Trading Group-ETG have collaborated…
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Environment
Social enterprise makes bricks from recycled plastics
GULU– In response to the ever-increasing prices of building materials like cement in Uganda, Green Home Transformations, a social enterprise is making eco-interlocking bricks from recycled plastics and sand. The innovation which…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers’ group boosted with equipment and seeds
GULU-Opar pi wan Farmers Group which engages in horticulture in Loyo-boo village, Unyama Sub-county, Gulu district has received farming equipment and seeds worth Shs 7.4 million. The group which also grows and…
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News
Gulu gets jobs and crashes plastics problem via the Takataka recycling group
Takataka Plastics, a social enterprise recycling plastics in Gulu City, is helping fight unemployment and garbage troubles. Started in in 2020, Takataka employs 35 people who recycle plastics and turn them to…
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