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Gulu City farmers receive 20,000 coffee seedlings to boost production
GULU CITY, June 31, 2025 — At least 20,000 coffee seedlings have been distributed to 65 farmers in Gulu City under a government initiative aimed at increasing coffee production and promoting household economic…
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Lira City PWDs embrace coffee farming to secure future for families
LIRA CITY, July 29, 2025 –– A number of Persons with Disabilities [PWDs] in Lira City in Lango Subregion have taken up coffee farming, hoping the perennial crop, one of Uganda’s top…
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Lira district official attributes poverty in Lango to poor mindset and enterprise selection
LIRA, July 25, 2025 — The Production and Marketing Officer of Lira District, Thomas Okello, has attributed the persistent poverty in the Lango Sub-region to a poor mindset among farmers and poor…
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Kwania PDM SACCO elects new leadership after three years
KWANIA, July 23, 2025 — Members of the Teduka Ward Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [PDM SACCO] in Kwania district have elected a new governing board to lead the…
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Alebtong RDC urges farmers to embrace coffee growing
ALEBTONG, 22 July 2025 — The Resident District Commissioner [RDC] of Alebtong, Geoffrey Okiswa, has called on local farmers to embrace coffee cultivation, describing it as a key government initiative aimed at…
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UPDF destroys illegal fishing gear worth Shs 14bln in Apac district
APAC, 21 July 2025 — The Fisheries Protection Unit [FPU] of the Uganda People’s Defence Force UPDF recently destroyed illegal fishing gear worth Shs 14 billion at the Kayei Landing Site on…
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Amolatar cooperatives decry limited market access despite strong production
AMOLATAR, July 15, 2025 –– Despite strong agricultural production, cooperative societies in Amolatar district are grappling with limited access to markets, a challenge that continues to undermine their profitability and growth. Amolatar…
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Amolatar district urged to support local seed production to fight counterfeits
AMOLATAR, July 13, 2025 –– Farmers from various cooperative societies in Amolatar district are appealing to district authorities for financial support to boost local seed production, which they say is vital in…
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MAAIF, OWC partner to distribute over 500,000 coffee seedlings to Northern Uganda Diocese
OMORO, July 12, 2025 –– The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], in partnership with Operation Wealth Creation [OWC], has launched a major initiative to distribute over 500,000 coffee seedlings…
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Diocese of Northern Uganda forms coffee farmers’ cooperative society
GULU CITY, July 9, 2025 –– The Church of Uganda Diocese of Northern Uganda has established the Diocese of Northern Uganda Coffee Cooperative Society Limited, aimed at uniting coffee farmers across the…
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