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Masindi residents asked to embrace coffee growing to improve household incomes
MASINDI, November 22, 2024 — Residents of Masindi district have been challenged to engage in coffee growing as one way of improving their household income. The call was made by Father Joseph…
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Masindi officials decry dependency syndrome for cooperatives
MASINDI, November 21, 2024 – Masindi Municipal Council officials have expressed concern over the failure of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs], and some producer cooperatives to sustain themselves. This concern was…
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PDM transforming lives of locals in Kapelebyong district
KAPELEBYONG, November 20, 2024 – The lives of residents in Kapelebyong district are being transformed through the Parish Development Model [PDM], a government initiative launched in February 2022. The programme is aimed…
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Archbishop Kaziimba visits BCU, lauds Nandala-Mafabi for supporting the Church
MBALE CITY, November 18, 2024 – The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most Rev. Dr. Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, recently paid a courtesy visit to the Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU]…
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Budaka Irish potato farmers set to thrive with new crisps factory
BUDAKA, November 18, 2024 – Farmers in Budaka district, eastern Uganda, are set to benefit from a new partnership that will transform the local agricultural landscape. PAL-Chips, a Dutch company, is planning…
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Speaker Among, DRC MPs discuss regional trade, security
KAMPALA, December 17, 2024 — Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has met a delegation of Members of Parliament from the Democratic Republic of Congo [ DRC ] with regional security and commerce…
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EAC youth leaders urged to emulate independence heroes
ARUSHA, November 17, 2024 — Youth in the East African Community [EAC][ member states have been urged to emulate leaders who led the liberation struggles that ushered in independence. The call was…
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Parents urged to equip their children with life skills
SOROTI CITY, November 12, 2024 – Parents have been encouraged to actively engage their children in productive activities, particularly by teaching them valuable life skills, rather than allowing them to idle away…
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Bugisu farmers advised to embrace organic farming for improved yields
BULAMBULI, November 12, 2024 — Feed the Future Uganda, a non-governmental organisation operating in Uganda, has urged farmers in the Bugisu Subregion to adopt the use of organic fertilisers/manure on their farms…
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FAO, government re-affirm commitment to a food secure Uganda as NARO releaseS new seed varieties
SERERE, November 5, 2024 — Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [ FAO ] and the Government of Uganda have reaffirmed their commitment to the fight against hunger and malnutrition…
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