Taibot Marko
-
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…
Read More » -
News
Give us money for refugee operations, Adjumani urges Danish government
ADJUMANI -The Adjumani district LCV chairman, Ben Anyama has appealed to the Danish government to support Uganda as it continues to host refugees from neighbouring countries. Anyama made the call yesterday while…
Read More » -
News
Apaa land conflict: Adjumani leaders promise to fight on
ADJUMANI: Adjumani district leaders have vowed to fight to protect Apaa land also claimed by the Acholi community Amuru district. Speaking to the journalist on March 2, 2023, the Adjumani district LCV…
Read More » -
News
ESAFF graduates first cohort agroecology journalists and communicators
KAMPALA: The Eastern and Southern African Small Scale Farmers’ Forum [ESAFF] early this week passed out the first cohort of 20 journalists who completed training on how to report on agroecology practices…
Read More » -
Cooperatives & Communities
Adjumani farmers decry low prices of soybeans, urged to form cooperatives
ADJUMANI -More than 100 farmer groups and individual farmers in Adjumani district are stuck with close to 50 tons of soybeans due to the low prices being offered by the middlemen. The…
Read More » -
Environment
Adjumani police arrest six inside protected areas
ADJUMANI– Police in Adjumani district have detained six suspects with 297 pieces of timber worth Shs 89 million. The timber was cut from protected areas of East Madi Wildlife and Conservation and…
Read More » -
News
80 youth passed out from Amelo Technical Institute
ADJUMANI-Amelo Technical Institute over the weekend awarded certificates of completion to 80 students who completed a three-month training in agriculture and agri-business-related courses in the first of the two cohorts. The training…
Read More » -
News
Adjumani: UNHCR cuts partners’ budgets by 40 percent
ADJUMANI: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees [ UNHCR ], the lead refugee agency, has effective this year reduced funding of its partners, Medical Team International [MTI]and Windle International, all working…
Read More » -
Health
Hepatitis B deaths worry Adjumani leaders
ADJUMANI –The increase in the number of deaths related to hepatitis B is worrying the district leaders of Adjumani who have confirmed it is second to Malaria in killing people. According to…
Read More » -
News
“Imported” tomatoes cost West Nile Shs 15bln annually -report
ADJUMANI: Many of the tomatoes consumed in the West Nile region are procured from other regions in the country as farmers there have shunned the growing of the juicy sweet vegetables. According to…
Read More »