Agriculture
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Lii Subcounty to spend Shs 14mln on elephants
NWOYA– Lii Sub County in Nwoya district is to spend Shs 14 million on maintaining trenches dug earlier to prevent wild animals, especially elephants from Murchison Falls National Game Park from crossing…
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ICA President wishes world happy 100th International Day of Cooperatives
KAMPALA– The President of the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] Ariel Guarco in his 2022 #CoopsDay video message has wished the world a happy 100th International Day of Cooperatives. “We are making the…
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Kikuube councilor arrested for assaulting Minister at PDM meeting
KIKUUBE– Kikuube district councilor for Kyangwali Sub-county, Nestole Tumwesigye was last evening arrested and detained at Kikuube Police Station for attacking the State Minister for Works Fred Byamukama. This took place during…
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Apac: Minister Amongi orders arrest of civil servants over extortion
APAC- The Minster of Gender Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi, has ordered police to arrest civil servants in Apac district for allegedly extorting money groups in order to consider them for…
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PDM: MPs rally vulnerable persons to form businesses
GULU-Members of Parliament from Acholi Sub-region have urged the vulnerable persons to establish and register their enterprises before running to borrow from the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds aimed at fighting poverty…
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NGO launches study to tackle HIV/AIDS-related stigma and poverty
MASAKA– International Centre for Child Health and Development [ICHAD] has launched a five-year- research study code-named ”Suubi Stronger Families” aimed at fighting poverty, strengthening financial stability and parenting in families affected by…
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Reducing trade costs can help drive sustainable development- FAO report
Rome – A robust and well-integrated global agrifood system can help all countries withstand unprecedented challenges, as evidenced during the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 when global agrifood markets proved to be…
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COMESA countries to benefit as officials sign pact to ease regional trade
LUSAKA– COMESA and Texas A&M Agrilife Research, USA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] to support mycotoxin risk management involving aflatoxins and fumonisins for trade commodities and staples. This is a…
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Sensitise communities on PDM, minister urges local leaders
FORT PORTAL – The Minister of Tourism and Wildlife Antiquities, Tom Butime has asked leaders to sensitise citizens in their the communities about Parish Development Model [PDM], the socio-economic transformation programme that…
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PDM: Minister asks farmers to invest in value addition
GULU -The Minister of State for Environment Beatrice Atim Anywar has asked farmers in northern Uganda to invest in value addition, saying it is in line with the objectives of the Parish…
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