Agriculture
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Breakthrough as ACTESA develops regional seed information system
KAMPALA-The Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa [ ACTESA ], has developed a Seed Information System which will be used to measure performance of the COMESA Seed Trade Harmonisation…
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Govt donates 13 tractors to farmers in Bunyoro
KAKUMKIRO-Farmers in Bunyoro Sub-region have a reason to smile after they received 13 tractors from the government to engage in commercial agriculture. The 13 tractors are part of the mechanisation machinery, which…
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Norway earmarks US$ 10.15mln for fertiliser supply in Uganda, others
KAMPALA-The Africa Fertiliser Financing Mechanism [AFFM] has received US$ 10.15 million in new funding from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation [NORAD]. The financing will target projects in Uganda, Kenya and Mozambique,…
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Farmers urged to embrace production of perennial crops
KWANIA –Farmers in Kwania district have been advised to embrace the growing of perennial crops which earn more money for households than seasonal crops. According to Paskweli Otoo, the executive director of…
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Helping small farmers: Developed countries urged to ensure cheap access to irrigation and fertilizers
DAVOS-KLOSTERS – Developed countries should walk the talk on transforming food systems by helping smallholder farmers in developing countries with cheaper access to irrigation, fertilizers and markets, said Raj Kumar Singh, India’s…
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Catholic youth urged to embrace commercial farming after receiving tractor
SOROTI – The youth in Soroti Catholic Diocese have been urged to embrace commercial farming in a bid to fight poverty and unemployment. This comes after the youth received a tractor from…
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MP Akol roots for perennial crops in Acholi Sub-region
AMURU– Kilak North Member of Parliament Anthony Akol, also chairperson Acholi Parliamentary Group [APG], has urged his colleagues from the sub-region to rally farmers to embrace the growing of perennial crops, saying…
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Chief Whip Obua on campaign to extend coffee growing in Lango Sub-region
ALEBTONG – At least 300 farmers in Alebtong district are to be mobilised to embrace coffee growing in a move to extend the production of the perennial crop in Lango Sub-region, according…
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Aduku Sub-county enacts cassava bylaw
KWANIA-Leaders of Aduku Sub-county in Kwania district have passed a bylaw to promote cassava growing, saying the crop will help households fight poverty. Under the new ordinance dubbed “Cassava Ordinance” every household…
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Agriculture: MPs urge gov’t to invest more in irrigation technologies
LIRA – Legislators on Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture have advised government to put more money into irrigation technologies to boost agricultural production continues even during dry seasons. They also called upon government…
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