Agriculture
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Museveni donates 14 tractors to Masindi groups
MASINDI, September 23, 2024 — President Yoweri Museveni, has donated 14 tractors to religious groups, farmer groups, youth, and Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies [SACCOs] in Bunyoro Subregion to boost agricultural production…
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Leadership crisis as coop leaders decline to step down
HOIMA, September 23, 2024 — The Kakindo Growers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Kyabigambile Subcounty is facing a leadership crisis, as its interim leaders, elected in 2017, refuse to resign despite demands from…
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Kampala mushroom growers ask Museveni for more support
KAMPALA, September 22, 2024 — Mushroom growers in Kampala metropolitan area have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to assist them establish a collection centre for easy market access and value-addition materials to…
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Nigeria to import Uganda’s milk and coffee
MBARARA CITY, September 21, 2024 — Uganda will soon begin exporting milk and coffee to Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy With a GDP estimated at $477 billion in 2022. This was revealed recently…
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Lango farmers advised to transition to coffee growing
LIRA, September 21, 2024 – RCM Okello Orik, Lira district LCV Chairperson, has urged farmers in Lango Subregion to embrace coffee farming as a strategy to combat household poverty. Okello expressed his…
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Quarantine imposed as anthrax outbreak confirmed in Kanungu
KANUNGU, September 20, 2024 — An outbreak of Anthrax has been confirmed in Kanungu district, according to Ambrose Mwesigye, the Resident District Commissioner [RDC]. In a media conference in Kanungu, Mwesigye announced…
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Multipurpose cooperative launched in Pader district
PADER, September 19, 2024 — Aringo Mac Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in Puranga Town Council in Pader district has been officially launched to provide innovative financial solutions, and sustainable agricultural practices. The…
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Low uptake of micro-scale irrigation raises concern among Kwania Leaders
KWANIA, September 18, 2024 — Authorities in Aduku Subcounty, Kwania district, are expressing concern over the low interest among farmers in enrolling in the micro-scale irrigation scheme. In March 2024, Kwania district…
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NARO and Tooro Kingdom partner to boost agriculture in region
FORT PORTAL CITY, September 17, 2024 — The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] with Tooro Kingdom to advance agricultural development in the Tooro sub-region. NARO…
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Enhancing bargaining power: Northern Uganda farmers urged to form cooperatives
LIRA, September 17, 2024 — Farmers in the Lango and Acholi sub-regions have been advised to form cooperatives to enhance their bargaining power and avoid selling their produce at undervalued prices to…
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