Agriculture
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Water, environment agencies ask for extra funds in next budget
KAMPALA, March 28, 2024 – Agencies under the Ministry of Water and Environment have called for more funding in the national budget for the financial year 2024/ 2025 to enable them achieve…
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AfDB approves US$ 50mln loan to support climate change resilience in Nigeria
ABUJA, March 28, 2024 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB] approved a $50 million loan for the Yobe State Environmental and Climate Change Action Project [ECCAP]…
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Kikuube rice farmers urged to form cooperatives
KIKUUBE, March 27, 2024 – Samuel Kusima Kahesi, the Kikuube district Assistant Production Officer has advised rice farmers in the district to form cooperatives, saying the cooperatives offer many benefits. He said…
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Brazilian family farmer encourages work of other rural women in providing food for school feeding
BRASILIA, March 26, 2024– Family farmer Rita de Cássia Alves has been president of the AgroVerde Cooperative, located in Guapimirim, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil since 2021. In her…
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Dokolo leaders laud Museveni over PDM, Emyooga
DOKOLO, March 26, 2024 – Leaders in Dokolo district recently appreciated President Museveni for initiating poverty eradication programmes, saying they are contributing immensely to improving peoples` livelihoods, incomes, and production. According to…
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Maison Malake – Morocco’s social cooperative revolutionising cashew nuts
MARRAKECH, March 21, 2024 – As night falls over Marrakech’s medina, wrought-iron lanterns illuminate the narrow streets of the souk. The air is filled with scents of saffron and mint, and the metallic…
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PDM to salvage agro processing facilities, says govt official
KAMPALA, March 21, 2024 – The Ministry of Local Government will use the Parish Development Model [PDM] to resolve the challenges facing agro processing facilities [APFs] in Uganda. This was disclosed by…
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Govt offers over 90,000 kilos of soybeans to Lira farmers
LIRA, March 21, 2024 – Government through the National Agriculture Advisory Services [NAADS] has given 95,000 Kilogrammes of soybeans to 18 agricultural cooperatives in Lira district. Some of the the beneficiary cooperatives include…
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West Acholi Cooperative Union roots for new rice variety
GULU, March 21, 2024 – West Acholi Cooperative Union is encouraging more of its members to grow a new variety of upland rice, saying it will boost the incomes of their households.…
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