Agriculture
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Gulu University Stuck With 11 Tons Of Mango Juice
GULU – Gulu University is stuck with 11 tons of mango juice over limited markets in Acholi Sub Region. The University with support from Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) acquired a mobile juice…
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Nwoya Suspects To Be Invaded By Tsetse Flies
NWOYA – Tsetse flies have reportedly invaded Nwoya District as livestock farmers turn to burnt oil to protect animals from the invasion. The flies have invaded the two Sub Counties of Koch…
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Public-Private Partnership For Shea Value Addition
KAMPALA – Lecturers at Makerere University have suggested a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) approach to develop the shea butter value chain in Uganda, for more earnings, both locally and internationally. These trees are natural…
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Uganda Registers Increase In Coffee Exports
UGANDA – Uganda has again registered an increase in coffee exports in June 2021, despite an overall contraction in international trade as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. A report from the Uganda…
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Shea Butter Processors Decry Poor Post-harvest Handling
Shea butter processors in Uganda have raised concern over the poor quality of shea kernels which they say result from post-harvest mismanagement. The concerns were raised during the commemoration of World Shea…
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Grape Farmers Demand For A Factory
MBARARA – Farmers in Western Uganda dealing in grape farming and production have appealed to the government to construct for them a factory around Mbarara City. This call comes after a drastic…
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Soroti Farmers Urged To Embrace Irrigation
SOROTI – Farmers in Soroti district have been advised to utilize the rains that have returned to cover up what was lost last season. According to Enyaku James Michael, the Soroti District…
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Theft Of Government Hoes Rocks Soroti City
SOROTI – Police in East Kyoga region have launched investigations into the circumstances under which another batch of 49 boxes of government hand hoes worth a tune of Shs 11,760,000 were stolen…
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Sugar Cane Farmers Reject The New Price
MASINDI – Byaruhanga Cosmas, the out-going chairperson for Masindi Sugar Cane Out-growers Association Limited (MASGAL); also, the Masindi District Chairperson has said that sugar cane farmers are in disagreement with new price…
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Kweyo Growers’ Cooperative To Acquire Grain Sorter
OMORO – Kweyo Growers’ Cooperative Society wants to acquire a grain sorter that can clean fusarium-damaged grains from bulk stocks. A grain or color sorter is a machine that helps in cleaning…
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