Agriculture

Caroline AyugiAugust 12, 2021

Farmers Worried About Unpredictable Weather

GULU – Farmers of Paicho Central Kal Growers Cooperative Society Limited, [PCKGCS] in Paicho sub- county, Gulu district are expecting low yields of beans this season, following a prolonged dry spell. The…
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Jill AkanshumbushaAugust 10, 2021

Faith Leaders Call On The Gates Foundation To Drop AGRA

SOUTH AFRICA – In August 2021, an alliance of African faith leaders delivered a powerful message to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: “Stop promoting failing and harmful high-input Green Revolution programs,…
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Caroline AyugiAugust 9, 2021

Lack of A Moisture Tester Failing Farmers In Gulu

GULU – Lack of a moisture tester is throwing a wet blanket over the profits of a group of farmers in Gulu district. A grain moisture tester/meter is a tool that helps…
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Michael OjokAugust 9, 2021

Nwoya District Receives 5000 Doses Of FMD Vaccines

NWOYA – Nwoya district production department has received 5000 doses of the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. The disease which mostly affects…
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Peter AbaanabasaziAugust 6, 2021

Action Against Hunger Unveils New Farming Projects

KIKUUBE – Action Against Hunger, a global humanitarian organization has unveiled four farming projects worth shs 5 billion in Kikuube District Local Government (KDLG) which will focus on food security in the…
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Peter AbaanabasaziAugust 5, 2021

Farmers’ Groups Get A Value Addition Project

KIKUUBE – Kikuube district local government has launched a Shs 850 million project which will facilitate farmer groups to add value to their maize and rice produce. The project is funded through…
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Simon WokorachAugust 5, 2021

Nwoya Under Attack By The Foot And Mouth Disease

NWOYA – Nwoya district is under quarantine to curtail the spread of foot and mouth disease that has reportedly infected hundreds of animals. The disease has reportedly attacked livestock farms in the…
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Joshua NahamyaAugust 5, 2021

Pineapple Farmers Are Demanding For A Factory

NTUGAMO – Farmers in Ntungamo are crying over the continuous drop in pineapple prices in the district. Justus Tayebwa, a renowned pineapple farmer, blames the drop in prices on the Covid-19 lockdown…
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Peter AbaanabasaziAugust 5, 2021

Hoima Sugar Company Limited Accused Of Grabbing Farmers’ Land

KIKUUBE – Residents of Rwekobe and Rwembaho villages in Kabwoya Sub-County, Kikuube district have accused Hoima Sugar Company Limited (HSCL), an Indian owned company for grabbing their land for sugarcane growing. The…
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Joshua NahamyaAugust 3, 2021

Sheema District Threatened By Banana Diseases

SHEEMA – Locals in Sheema district are perplexed over the anticipated famine yet to hit the district over the roaming banana diseases that have attacked the district. Despite the increased banana production,…
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