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Sebei Coop Farmers Frustrated by Erratic Weather
Kapchorwa: Extremely hot to rainy weather has meant prolonged delays of planting for farmers from the Sebei sub-region and yet the new season is already witnessing excessive rains. In his 30 years…
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West Nile Vegetable Growers Reap big from Irrigation Schemes
Pakwach. A section of farmers in the West Nile region is already reaping from small scale irrigation schemes set up by the government to improve agricultural production and productivity. Olama Farmers Group…
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FRONASA Cooperative Members Appeal to Museveni for support
OMORO: Relatives and children of fallen Front for National Salvation (FRONASA) members are crying out to President Museveni for support to boost their Cooperative, which is struggling with insufficient capital. Based in Awere…
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Government to step-up extension support for farmers
Government has committed to step up the reach and diversity of extension services available to smallholder farmers and cooperatives, in a bid to promote agricultural mechanization and increase the productivity of the…
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Sembabule farmers tipped on Cooperatives
Sembabule: Coffee and dairy farmers’ groups in Sembabule district have been urged to embrace cooperatives as a way of generating sustainable wealth. Addressing at least 80 leaders from different farmers’ groups across…
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Uganda lacks a coherent agro-industrialization policy – EPRC’s Guloba
Piecemeal interventions and poor coordination among institutional actors in the Agriculture sector have been blamed for the lack of a robust agro-industrialization policy to achieve Uganda’s development targets. Speaking at the 9th…
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Government Launches Call Center to Report Fake Agro-input Dealers
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries have launched a toll-free call centre for farmers to report suppliers selling or distributing fake agricultural inputs on the market. Agriculture Minister Vincent Bamulangaki…
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Makerere Staff Leaders Removed from University Webmail
Makerere, Kampala: The leaders of Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) and Makerere Administrative Staff Association (MASA) have challenged the Vice-Chancellor (VC) to explain the circumstances under which they were suspended from…
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Trade Minister on the Spot Over Sugarcane Farmers Arrested in Kenya
Kampala, Uganda. Parliament on Tuesday tasked government to explain the continuous arrest and mistreatment of Ugandan farmers trying to sell their sugar cane in Kenya. The House also questioned if the government…
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NARO Moots Anti-Tick Vaccine
Kampala, Uganda: The National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) is in advanced stages of producing an anti-tick vaccine, theCooperator has learned. Speaking at a policy dialogue organized by NARO and The Uganda We…
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