Agriculture
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Atiak sugar factory hungry for cane as production kicks off
Barely two weeks after the long awaited sugar production at Atiak Sugar factory in Amuru district kicked off, the factory is already facing a supply shortage of sugar cane. According to Amina…
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Meet Jane Baganda, the HR boss who quit office job for livestock farming
Six years after Jane Baganda, a former Human Resource Officer, quit her desk job for life as a farmer, she says she has no regrets. In her former life, Baganda, a resident…
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COVID-19 disrupted agricultural extension services, farmer productivity- study
The Country Director for Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), Dr. Roselline Nyamutale has expressed fears that the COVID-19 global pandemic has significantly impacted the agricultural sector, causing irreparable losses to farmers arising from…
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Bunyoro residents urged to form SACCOs to benefit from Emyooga
The State Minister for Micro Finance, Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo, has urged the people of Bunyoro to join SACCOs if they are to benefit from the Presidential Cluster Initiative on wealth and job…
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Acholi farmers disappointed by drop in Soya beans prices
A drop in prices of soya beans has left farmers in Omoro and Nwoya districts disappointed despite getting a bumper harvest. A kilogram of soya beans which was Shs 1,500 in 2019…
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Government to provide digital solutions to Agricultural challenges
The Minister for Information Communications Technology and National Guidance, Hon. Judith Nabakooba has revealed that in response to challenges presented to farmers by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Uganda will leverage…
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9,000 Turkana pastoralists move back to Kenya after rains return
Over 9,000 Kenyan pastoralists have moved back to Kenya following the return of rains that has restored pastureland on the other side of the border. The 9,000 are part of 70,000 Turkana…
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Masindi sugarcane farmers divided over new cane price
Three board members of Masindi Sugarcane Growers’ Association Ltd (MASGAL) have resigned from their positions citing what they termed “false accusations” levelled against them by the association’s Chairperson, Cosmas Byaruhanga. The three…
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MAAIF roots for Matooke value addition
The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has pledged to harness opportunities for value addition along the Matooke (banana) value-chain, as government looks to mechanization and modernisation of agriculture in…
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Bunyangabu banana cooperative frustrated by lack of transport as prices continue to plummet
Members of Kasunganyanja Banana Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Bunyangabu district have expressed frustration over lack of transport for their bananas as prices drop to as low as Shs 500 per bunch…
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