Agriculture
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Lira based Indian investor losses sunflower worth Shs100m
LIRA – An Indian investor in Lira City has lost 54 tons of sunflower seeds worth Shs100m to suspected thieves. The grains according to sources, started disappearing in January but the proprietor…
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Population growth threatening sustainable land use in Teso sub-region
SOROTI – The current population growth is threatening sustainable land use in Teso sub-region. Figures from the National Population Council (NPC), a state agency that advises the government on population issues, show that…
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Putting Principle Six in action makes co-ops thrive
US -The sixth cooperative principle (Cooperation amongst cooperatives) provides cooperatives a crucial advantage, enabling them to work together on joint projects, lower costs and exchange knowledge. This is the case at the…
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Standard Chartered Bank renovates classroom block, plants over 300 trees at Salaama School For the Blind
MUKONO – Over 40 staff of Standard Chartered Bank days ago volunteered in a community initiative at Salaama School For the Blind in Kisoga – Mukono where they renovated a classroom block…
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Refugees, host communities scramble for access to agricultural land in Obongi district
OBONGI – Host communities and South Sudanese refugees in Palorinya sub-county in Obongi district are scrambling for access to fertile land for agricultural practices. Palorinya sub-county has a total of 47,297 South…
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Kinyara Sugar limited, farmers lose more than 3000 acres of cane to fire
MASINDI – Kinyara Sugar Limited and the sugarcane out-growers in Masindi district have lost more than 3000 acres of sugarcane plantation to fires since December last year, says Mathivanan Masilamani, the Agriculture…
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Value added pumpkins boost Gulu Farmers savings
GULU – A local farmer group in Unyama sub-county, Gulu district is adding value to pumpkins in a bid to cut out the middle man and earn more money from the fruit.…
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Mbarara City to host the National Meteorological Day, focusing on farming seasons
MBARARA – Uganda will today join the rest of the world to celebrate the World Meteorological Day. According to Lillian Nkwenge, the Principal Communications Officer (PCO) at Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA),…
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Ayugi-Pugwang Cooperative Society demand UPDF to vacate their land
AMURU – Members of the Ayugi-Pugwang Cooperative Society Limited in Pabo sub-county and Town Council in Amuru district are demanding Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to vacate their land. The land measuring…
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Reconstruction of Tochi Irrigation Scheme resumes in Oyam district
OYAM – After farmers counted losses and deserted the Tochi Irrigation Scheme in Oyam district due to over flooding, Ministry of Water and Environment has recalled the firm which was undertaking the…
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