Maya Nyambok
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Development
Slaughter house worth Shs 47.3 million opens in Nwoya
NWOYA – Nwoya district has finally centralized slaughtering animals for commercial purpose after constructing a slaughter house worth Shs 47.3m in Anaka Town Council. The slaughter house that became operational on October…
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Development
Five Companies pre-selected to supply irrigation equipment to Nwoya farmers
NWOYA – Five private companies have been pre-selected to supply irrigation equipment to 141 selected farmers in Nwoya district under a micro-scale irrigation program introduced by the government. Solar now, Ferrest Investment…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farm credit giving Omoro and Amuru women farmers a lifeline
OMORO – Dero-she capital, a local community-based organization (CBO) is helping more than 170 rural women in Amuru and Omoro districts to profitably engage in agriculture by extending farm credit to them.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Post Bank Uganda trains more than 100 farmers on loan management in Acholi Sub Region
GULU – More than 100 farmers from various farmer groups and cooperatives in Acholi sub-region have been trained on loan management skills by Post Bank Uganda. The one-day training held at Boma…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu constructs new road to link farmers to South Sudan market
GULU – Gulu district is constructing a 17 km road to link farmers in Awach sub-county to a bigger market in the neighboring South Sudan. The road worth Shs 165 million is…
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Hundreds of Nwoya Farmers disconnected from market
NWOYA – Hundreds of farmers in Alero and Lungulu Sub Counties in the Nwoya district have been cut off from accessing markets for their produce after a major road became impassable due…
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Cooperatives & Communities
30 Persons with Disabilities in Acholi Reap from Apiculture Project
ACHOLI – At least 30 persons with visual and hearing impairments from four districts in Acholi sub region are reaping the benefits of engaging in Apiculture through the BEE-PwD project. The two…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Extremely Hot Weather Hinders Alternative Feeds Project
GULU – Extremely hot weather has hampered efforts by poultry and fish farmers in parts of Acholi sub region to breed black soldier fly larvae as alternative feeds for fish and poultry.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu Opportunistic Pig Farmers Under Attack
GULU – Across northern Uganda, Marcelo Peter Okwonga is pitching a switch to a more sustainable pig farming model to get rid of the many opportunistic small holder farmers. Interviewed recently in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cattle Rustling Derails Farming In Lamwo
LAMWO – Cattle rustling has soared in Agoro Sub County, Lamwo District. It has diminished the oxen herd and subsequently frustrated commercial farming in the area. Francis Todwong, the LC-I chairman of…
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