Taibot Marko
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Agriculture
Adjumani refugees adapt to climate change in fight against food insecurity, malnutrition
ADJUMANI, November 21, 2023 – A number of development partners are supporting refugees in Uganda to adapt to the impacts of climate change to fight food insecurity and malnutrition. One of the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Adjumani Town Council SACCO unveils new offices
ADJUMANI, October 16, 2023 – Adjumani Town Council SACCO days ago commissioned a new office block worth 220 million and declared total assets worth Shs 1. 2 billion. Patrick Ocaya, of Exodus…
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Northern
APAC: NFA accused of encroaching on commumity land
APAC, October 3, 2023 – Residents of Akokoro Sub-county in Apac district living around Maruzi Central Forest Reserve have accused the National Forest Authority [NFA] of extending the boundaries of the forest…
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Northern
Lango cultural leaders want wetlands protected
LIRA – Cultural leaders in Lango Sub-region have asked the government to clearly demarcate all the wetlands if the encroachers are to be stopped from putting them under farming and other activities.…
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News
Apac residents call for pro-poor land law
APAC – Residents of Apac district in Northern Uganda have blamed the increase in land disputes in the district on the weak law governing land in the country. Land in Uganda is…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Youth in Madi Sub-region shun PDM cash
ADJUMANI– Youth in the Madi Sub-region districts of Adjumani, Moyo, and Obongi, are hesitant to use the funds provided by government under the Parish Development Model [PDM] due to the stringent conditions…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Slow pace of opening bank accounts delays transfer of PDM money to beneficiaries
ADJUMANI – The slow process of opening and verifying individual bank accounts has delayed the transfer of the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds to the beneficiaries in Moyo, Obongi, and Adjumani districts.…
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Health
Climate change: Governments urged to invest in mental health infrastructure
NAIROBI – African governments need to urgently invest in mental health infrastructure so that they can tackle the rising but hidden cases of climate-related stress among farmers and livestock keepers. At the…
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Health
Obongi district: Access to safe and clean water still low
OBONGI: At least more than 70,000 people in refugee settlements and host communities in Obongi district do not have access to clean and safe water. According to the district water officer, Dominic Iranya,…
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News
African govts urged to invest in Agroecology
KAMPALA – Biovision Africa Trust [BvAT], the African Union Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative, and Agroecology Partners have urged African countries to invest in organic agriculture, saying use of synthetic fertilisers harms the…
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