Peter Kugonza
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Hoima district official decries shortage of agricultural extension workers
HOIMA, October 22, 2025 – The Senior Production Officer of Hoima District, Dr Kajura Charles, has raised concerns over the critical shortage of agricultural extension workers needed to support farmers across the…
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Farmers call for financial support to acquire irrigation equipment and boost production
KIKUUBE, October 17, 2025 — In a bid to increase agricultural production, rice, and millet farmers in Kikuube and Hoima districts are appealing for financial support from government and development partners to…
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Buliisa farmers count losses as stray cows destroy crops
BULIISA, October 3, 2025 — Farmers in Ngwedo Sub-county, Buliisa district, are reeling from major losses after stray animals, mainly cattle, have continued to destroy their food crops, sparking rising tensions between…
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Cooperative farmers selected to promote biofortified crops in refugee host communities
KIKUUBE, September 29, 2025 — Farmers under various cooperative societies in the refugee host communities in Kikuube District are partnering with the Association for Strengthening Agriculture Research in Eastern and Central Africa…
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Over 100 villages in Kakumiro benefit from solar-powered piped water project
KAKUMIRO, September 27, 2025 – Residents of over 100 villages in Kikwaya, Birembo, Kakindo sub-counties, and Igayaza Town Council in Kakumiro district now have access to clean and safe water, thanks to…
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Hoima butchers celebrate commissioning of Shs 5bln slaughterhouse
HOIMA CITY, September 18, 2025 — Butchers, and consumers in Hoima City are celebrating the commissioning of a new state-of-the-art slaughterhouse, valued at Shs 5 billion, which promises to significantly improve hygiene…
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Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom urges subjects to embrace soybean farming
HOIMA, September 12, 2025 – The Prime Minister of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, Andrew Byakutaga Ateenyi, has urged farmers within the Kingdom to adopt commercial soybean farming as a viable strategy for boosting household…
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Christians in Bunyoro-Kitara Diocese urged to embrace coffee farming
KIKUUBE, 7 September 2025 — The Bishop of Bunyoro-Kitara Diocese, Rt. Rev. Jacob Ateirweho, has called upon Christians in the diocese to embrace coffee farming as a means of improving household incomes.…
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CNOOC enhances livelihoods, donates to health centres and schools
KIKUUBE, September 2, 2025 – In a bid to empower communities living in the Lake Albertine Graben, oil and gas giant, China National Offshore Oil Corporation [CNOOC] through its appendage CNOOC Uganda…
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Kikuube disburses Shs 1.45bln in PDM funds to new beneficiaries
KIKUUBE, August 29, 2025 – Authorities in Kikuube District have commenced the disbursement of Shs 1.45 billion to new beneficiaries under the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The PDM, a government initiative launched…
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