Agriculture
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Sugarcane Out-growers Plant Cashew Nuts
AMURU – Sugarcane out-growers in the northern district of Amuru have broken with tradition – they have added cashew nuts to their outgrowing enterprise. Atiak Sugarcane out-growers Cooperative Society Limited has grown…
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Cooperative Boosts Food Production In Acholi
GULU – West Acholi Cooperative Union is on a mission to rescue people in Acholi land from the claws of hunger and starvation by increasing food production among its members. Acholi land…
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Low Soya Bean Prices Worry Acholi Farmers
GULU – Farmer groups and cooperatives in Acholi Sub region hurt by slumping of soya bean prices have been forced to rethink the future of the crop. Many farmers have turned to…
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Extension Workers To Bring Services Closer
GULU – Agricultural extension workers in northern Uganda have a new tack for spurring farmers’ productivity, they have formed a coalition to improve access to extension services and hone farmers’ skills and…
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Sugarcane Outgrowers Crying Foul
KIKUUBE – Complaints over mistreatment and missed payments are sparking friction between sugarcane outgrowers and their employer, Hoima Sugar Limited in the western districts of Kikuube and Hoima. Francis Isingoma alias Max…
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Farmers Stranded With Mangoes, Oranges
AMOLATAR – Lower fruit prices and a lack of a better market have stoked harsh arguments among mango farmers bruised by sizable losses in the northern district of Amolatar. Across the sub…
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Farmers Unite To Push Shea Nuts Prices Up
GULU – For years, locals in the northern district of Gulu have earned way too little – about Shs 500, from selling a kilogram of unprocessed shea nuts, despite its invaluable nutritional…
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Lamwo Farmers In Panic As Rains Come
LAMWO – About 520 Lamwo farmers are afraid that flooding from heavy rains could portend another bad season and harvest. Most of the apprehensive farmers are within Agoro irrigation scheme and are…
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Growing Tea Will Get You Rich
GULU – UPDF soldiers on the cusp of retirement have been advised to keep themselves active by growing tea. “Tea takes more than a hundred years when one is still harvesting money…
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Nwoya Farmers Struggle With Cassava Growing
NWOYA – In 2017 cassava brown streak disease wiped out the cassava crop in the northern district of Nwoya. Two years later, frantic attempts by farmers in the district to resume growing…
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