Maya Nyambok
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Development
Gulu bee farmers advised to embrace climate-smart agriculture
GULU-Bee farmers in Gulu district have been urged to embrace climate-smart agriculture [CSA] to mitigate the current effects of climate change and environmental degradation due to tree cutting. CSA is an integrated…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Low production crippling VSLAs in Gulu
GULU- Low engagement in income generating activities among members of Village Saving and Loan Associations [VSLAs] in Gulu City is crippling their growth, according to the city commercial officer, Nixon Komakech. VSLA…
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Agriculture
Gulu farmers embrace chia seed farming
GULU-Talia Group Limited, a private agribusiness organisation is using contract farming to promote the growing of chia seeds in Gulu and other neighboring districts. The organisation says at least 2,800 farmers in…
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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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News
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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