ISSA SSENYONGA
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Environment
Restoring environment: Kooki Chiefdom intensifies tree-planting campaign in Rakai district
RAKAI – Kooki Chiefdom has launched a tree planting campaign to restore the degraded landscapes in Rakai district. Apollo Sansa Kabumbuli II who is Kooki Chiefdom’s cultural leader launched the campaign during…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers’ cooperatives partner to promote food safety in Greater Masaka
MASAKA – Farmer’s cooperative societies and local government authorities in Greater Masaka area have partnered to ensure a proper food supply chain and food safety, this publication understands. According to Sowedi Sserwadda,…
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Environment
Degraded landscapes in Uganda to be planted with indigenous trees
SEMBABULE – Uganda has been selected among the seven countries in Eastern and Southern Africa to implement a five-year project for the restoration of degraded landscapes in communities that are most at…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM SACCOs in Greater Masaka receive over Shs 22bln
MASAKA-A total of 367 Parish Development Model SACCOs [PDM SACCOs] in the Greater Masaka region have received over Shs 22 billion, officials say. Greater Masaka comprises districts of Kalangala, Lyantonde, Kalungu, Lwengo,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masaka City: PDM beneficiary households adopt high-density farming
MASAKA – At least 506 households in Masaka City have been mobilised to embrace high-density farming to fight poverty under the Parish Development Model [PDM] launched in early 2022. High-density farming is…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Emyooga SACCOs in Masaka region get extra seed capital of Shs 6bln
MASAKA-About 300 best-performing Emyooya SACCOs in the 22 constituencies that make up the greater Masaka region have received more seed capital of Shs about 6 billion to grow their income generating activities.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masaka cooperatives sweet-talk farmers on agroecology
MASAKA-Farmers’ cooperatives in the greater Masaka region have begun mobilising small-scale farmers to build sustainable and nutritious food systems based on agroecology. According to agricultural scientists, agroecology is the application of sustainable…
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Agriculture
KYOTERA: Farmers count losses as torrential rains hit farms
KYOTERA – About 800 farmers in Kyotera district are counting losses following torrential rains that have destroyed farms including about 300 acres of vanilla in Kiwumulo village in Kasaali Subcounty. The LCI…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lwengo district officials halt disbursement of PDM over irregularities
LWENGO – Authorities in Lwengo district have halted the disbursement of the Parish Development Funds [PDM] funds after establishing that there were irregularities in the selection of the beneficiaries targeted by the…
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Environment
Environmental conservation: Masaka City, Centenary Bank plant trees
MASAKA – Masaka City leadership has partnered with Centenary Bank to promote environmental conservation as well as beautification of the city through planting trees. Centenary Bank general manager for Corporate Communications and…
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