Agriculture
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Court issues criminal summons against former Trade ministry PS Ssali
KAMPALA, November 26, 2025 — The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala on Monday issued a criminal summons for Geraldine Ssali Busuulwa, the embattled former Permanent Secretary [PS] of the Ministry of Trade, Industry…
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West Ankole Diocese receives fish feed machines to boost livelihoods of parishioners
BUSHENYI, November 25, 2025 – The Diocese of West Ankole has received a major boost to local livelihoods with the delivery of five fish feed processing machines. The initiative, a partnership between…
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Minister orders arrests over alleged encroachment on Hoima Sugar land
KIKUUBE, November 25, 2025 — The State Minister for Lands, Sam Mayanja, has instructed Kikuube Resident District Commissioner [RDC] Godwine Agria Kasigwa and Maj Gen Daniel Kakono, Commander of the Field Artillery…
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NARO to provide quality agricultural inputs to cooperatives in western Uganda
ENTEBBE, November 25, 2025 – The National Agricultural Research Organisation [ NARO ] and the Rural Initiatives for Poverty Alleviation [RIPA] have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration aimed…
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KAMCE members demand overdue AGM
KAPCHORWA, November 24, 2025 — Members of the Kaserem Area Cooperative Marketing Enterprise [KAMCE], based in Kaserem Subcounty in Kapchorwa district, are demanding that their leaders urgently convene an overdue Annual General…
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Soldiers ordered to ease operations on L. Albert as local fishermen vow to support Museveni
KIKUUBE, November 21, 2025 — Lt Col Mercy Tukahirwa, Commander of the Fisheries Protection Unit [FPU], has directed officers deployed on Lake Albert to scale back enforcement operations against illegal fishing, following…
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Gov’t to expand Soroti Fruit Factory to enhance productivity
SOROTI, November 19, 2025 — The Government of Uganda is set to expand the Soroti Fruit Factory, with plans to establish a state-of-the-art facility that will surpass the current one in both…
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FY 2025/2026: Gov’t releases Shs 529bn for PDM SACCOs
KAMPALA, November 18, 2025 — Government has this morning announced the release of the first tranche of Shs 529 billion for the capitalisation of Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations…
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Sugarcane farmers revive umbrella organisation to strengthen bargaining power
MASINDI, November 18, 2025 — Sugarcane farmers in Uganda have revived their national umbrella organisation, the Uganda National Sugarcane Growers Association [UNASGO], which has been dormant for more than a decade. According…
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Gulu farmers get skilled in onion production
GULU CITY, November 18, 2025 — Several farmers in Gulu district stand to reap big from growing onions, having been equipped with vital skills for growing the high-value horticultural crop that has…
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