Agriculture
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Govt offers tractors to farmers in Alebtong district
SALEBTONG, November 10, 2023 – The government has donated eight walking tractors to sub-counties in Ajuri County, Alebtong district to help farmers boost agricultural production and productivity. The sub-counties that benefited from…
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US$ 3bln committed to boost African agriculture and food production
MARRAKESH, November 10, 2023 – The African Development Bank Group, Afreximbank, Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms, the Islamic Development Bank Group and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation launched at the 2023 Africa…
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Anthrax suspected in Ibanda district as five people are hospitalised
IBANDA, November 9, 2023 – Five people are hospitalised in Ibanda district after eating the meat of a carcass suspected to be infected with anthrax. Godard Serushuba, the chairperson LCI Rugaaga 4…
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Kitgum farmers in need of value addition facilities
KITGUM, November 8, 2023 – Lack of facilities for value addition is affecting farmers under King of Kings Multi-Investment and Consultancy Farm Limited in Kitgum district in Northern Uganda. The company has…
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Excitement as BCU announces new coffee price
MBALE, November 8, 2023 – The chairperson of Bugisu Cooperative Union [ BCU ], Nathan Nandala Mafabi has made a significant announcement regarding coffee price in Bugisu Sub-region. On Monday, during his…
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Hoima City street vendors demand market structure
HOIMA, November 7, 2023 – Street vendors operating on pavements and walkways in Hoima West Division in Hoima City have demanded that the city authorities build them a market structure where they…
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Global coffee exports drop 11.6 percent in September 2023
KAMPALA, November 6, 2023 – Global green bean exports in September 2023 were 7.8 million bags, as compared with 8.83mln bags in the same month of the previous year, down 11.6 percent,…
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AfDB approves over US$ 196mln loan to modernise railway infrastructure in Namibia
KAMPALA, November 3, 2023 – The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has approved a loan of US$ 196.43 million for Namibia to implement the second phase of its Transport Infrastructure Improvement Project…
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Tea farmers in Bushenyi decry low prices, call for tax holiday
BUSHENYI, October 2, 2023 – Tea farmers in Bushenyi district have petitioned the government to grant them a tax holiday to recover from the losses arising out of low prices. In a…
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Bulgaria, Argentina to exchange cooperative experience
SOFIA, November 2, 2023 – Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Alexander Yotsev days ago held a meeting with the Agriculture Secretary of the Argentine province of La Rioja Ernesto Perez,…
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