Agriculture
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Agro-input Dealers Tap Into SMS Marketing
LIRA – Agriculture is among the most hit sectors since Covid-19 emerged two years ago. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni recently announced a lockdown as a mitigating factor to curb the spread of the…
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Low Arabica Coffee Exports Blamed On Tree Aging
UGANDA – In the recent released report, Uganda’s agriculture skyrocketed as the country registered an increase in coffee export. During the month of June 2021, Uganda exported a total of 618,388 60 –…
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Bwijanga Launches Construction Of A Coffee Processing Machine
MASINDI – Bwijanga Coffee Farmers Cooperative Society Limited in Bwijanga Sub County, Masindi district has launched the construction of a coffee processing machine. According to the Masindi District Engineer, Atugonza Ramek the…
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Gulu Cooperatives Lose Money To Fake Agricultural Deals.
GULU – Hundreds of cooperative farmers in Gulu district have lost millions of shillings to fake agricultural deals in the Agricultural Cluster Development Project (ACDP). ACDP is a partner project of the…
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Masindi Youth Advised To Form Cooperatives
MASINDI – The member of parliament for Bujenje County Kenneth Kiiza Nyendwoha has called upon the youth in Masindi district to form cooperatives to enable them tap into support from the government.…
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Extension Officers Receive New Motorcycles
MASINDI – Masindi district has procured five brand new motorcycles in an effort to improve extension services and production in the district. The UG Boss Motorcycles valued at Shs 31 million were…
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Kagadi District Local Leaders Divided Over Tax
KAGADI – A bitter row has erupted between the district leaders of Kagadi over loading and unloading tax of agricultural products in the area. The tax is levied on vehicles carrying agricultural…
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Fish Farmers In Oyam Decry Counterfeit Feeds
OYAM – Livestock and grain farmers in Oyam district are looking at fish farming as a safety net against the increasingly erratic weather patterns, which have resulted in crop failure and animal…
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Ankole Diocese Partners With UCDA To Alleviate Poverty
ANKOLE – Ankole Diocese and Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) have launched a partnership to plant coffee to improve household incomes and transform communities in Western Uganda. According to Sedrack Muhangi, UCDA’s…
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Otuke Residents Reject Poor Quality Goats
OTUKE – Residents of Olilim sub-county, Otuke district have rejected goats delivered to them under the Development Discretionary Equalization Grant (DDEG). The move to give out the goats to the beneficiaries hit…
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