Agriculture
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Museveni urges tea farmers to diversify production, pledges financial support
BUSHENYI, August 21, 2025 – President Yoweri Museveni has urged small-scale tea farmers across the country to diversify into other crops and reconsider their farming practices in response to falling global tea…
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Ugandan exporters react as Saudi Arabia launches ambitious coffee farming project
KAMPALA, August 21, 2025 – Oil-rich Saudi Arabia has unveiled an ambitious plan to revitalise its coffee sector by producing high-quality coffee seedlings using advanced scientific methods, including tissue culture. The initiative,…
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Acholi cultural leader urges Museveni to fulfil Shs 1 billion pledge for SACCO
GULU CITY, August 20, 2025 – The Acholi Paramount Chief, Rwot David Onen Acana II, has appealed for Shs 2 billion to capitalise the cultural institution’s Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO],…
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Lira agro-input dealers urged to promote use of PPE among farmers
LIRA, August 20, 2025 –– The Lira District Production and Marketing Officer, Thomas Okello, has called on agro-input dealers to actively promote the use of personal protective equipment [PPE] among farmers, warning…
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FAO Director General commends NARO for enhancing food security in Uganda
WAKISO, August 20, 2025 — The Director General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation [ FAO ], Dr. Qu Dongyu, has lauded the National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] for its…
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Alebtong RDC urges PWDs to embrace PDM initiative
ALEBTONG, August 19, 2025 – – The Resident District Commissioner [RDC] of Alebtong, Geoffrey Okiswa, has urged persons with disabilities [ PWDs ] in the district to take advantage of the Parish…
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Coffee Prices in Uganda Rebound – MAAIF
KAMPALA, August 19, 2025 — Uganda’s coffee prices have stabilised and are gaining momentum, according to a recent statement from the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], Frank Tumwebaze. The…
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AFSA launches new podcast: “The Battle for African Agriculture”
KAMPALA, August 18, 2025— The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa [AFSA] has launched its new podcast, “The Battle for African Agriculture” hosted by AFSA General Coordinator, Dr. Million Belay. This bold…
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Kotido district seeks to revive apiary industry as viable alternative to livestock farming
KOTIDO, August 18, 2025 – Authorities in Kotido District are renewing efforts to revitalise the region’s beekeeping industry as a sustainable and viable alternative to livestock farming, which has been severely affected…
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Oyam: Rice processing machine lies idle for years due to inadequate power supply
OYAM, August 18, 2025 –– A rice processing machine worth Shs 150 million, installed for Aber Commercial Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Lwala village, Wirao parish, Aber Sub-county, Oyam district has remained…
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