Agriculture
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Gulu district better prepared for coffee as 50,000 seedlings received from MAAIF
GULU, April 22, 2026 — The Production Department in Gulu district says it is better prepared to handle coffee this year, following heavy losses recorded last season due to late planting and…
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Sebei Farmers’ SACCO holds 9th AGM, posts growth in membership, savings and loan portfolio
KAPCHORWA, April 22, 2026 — Sebei Farmers’ Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] has recorded significant growth in membership, savings and its loan portfolio, reinforcing its position as a key financial pillar…
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To grow global coffee share, Uganda must reorganise through cooperatives
By Aggrey Ategyeka BUSHENYI, April 22, 2026 — Uganda’s coffee sector is not merely an agricultural activity. It is a strategic pillar of the national economy. Coffee remains one of the country’s…
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Lira firm revolutionises farming with organic fertiliser
LIRA CITY, April 21, 2026 — In Lira City, what was once discarded as worthless garbage is now fueling an agricultural revolution. Fidena Agri Uganda Ltd is transforming organic waste into high-impact…
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Bunyoro, Tooro cane farmers outraged by proposed excise duty hike
HOIMA CITY, April 21, 2026 — Sugarcane farmers in the Bunyoro and Tooro sub-regions, united under the Bunyoro Tooro Sugarcane Farmers Association [BUTOS], have expressed strong disapproval over government’s proposal to increase…
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Banana waste finds new life as textiles and paper in Brazil’s emerging bioeconomy
BRASÍLIA, April 20, 2026 — The tonnes of banana trunks left behind after harvest are increasingly being transformed into raw materials for clothing, paper and packaging, as advances in mechanical extraction and…
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Rwampara ranchers’ row resumes: police block meeting as Shs 9.6bn crisis deepens
RWAMPARA, April 20, 2026 — Tensions boiled over on Friday as elderly ranchers clashed with police at the Rwampara district headquarters after officers blocked a scheduled meeting over a disputed Shs 9.6…
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Oyam district receives over 600,000 coffee seedlings in push to turn Lango into coffee-growing region
OYAM, April 20, 2026 — Oyam district has received 660,000 coffee seedlings from the Office of Operation Wealth Creation [OWC] as part of government’s broader initiative to transform the district and the…
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Parliamentary report calls for reform of PDM funding structure to ensure equity
KAMPALA, April 20, 2026 — The Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development has called for an urgent review of the Parish Development Model [PDM] funding structure, warning that its uniform…
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Africa’s phosphate future set to take centre stage at African Mining Week 2026 amid rising fertiliser prices
CAPE TOWN, April 19, 2026— Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz – a critical artery for global trade that handles about 30 percent of the world’s fertiliser shipments – are sending shockwaves…
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