Agriculture
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Updated: Ugandan SACCOs challenged to make agricultural insurance part of member services
KAMPALA, October 1, 2026 -– As Uganda’s Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] expand their support for agricultural production, industry stakeholders are challenging them to look beyond credit provision and make insurance…
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Kitgum: Coffee cooperative receives walking tractor from MAAIF
KITGUM, October 1, 2026 — Mucwini Coffee Growers Cooperative Society in Mucwini Subcounty, Kitgum district, has received a walking tractor from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF]. The cooperative,…
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Inaugural Northern Uganda Farm Festival set for December
GULU CITY, October 1, 2026 — Preparations are in high gear for the inaugural Northern Uganda Farm Festival, which will be hosted by Beatrice Mao and her husband, Norbert Mao, the Laroo-Pece…
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New framework seeks to strengthen resilience across coffee-producing landscapes
NEW YORK, September 27, 2026 – The Sustainable Coffee Challenge has introduced a new position paper, Coffee Resilience: Building a Shared Foundation for Collaborative Place-Based Investment, establishing a common basis for accelerating…
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SACCOs urged to make agricultural insurance part of member services
KAMPALA, September 20, 2026 – Ugandan Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] have been urged to go beyond providing agricultural credit by integrating insurance into their services to help farmers protect their…
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Kotido pushes farmer-led irrigation to boost food security
KOTIDO, September 18, 2026 — Kotido district is promoting greater adoption of farmer-led irrigation and climate-smart agriculture as part of efforts to strengthen food production and build resilience to climate change. Through…
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Lira: Ngetta ZARDI urged to engage cultural, religious leaders to promote agricultural innovations
LIRA CITY, September 13, 2026 — The Leadership of Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute [ ZARDI ] has been urged to engage cultural and religious leaders in the Lango and…
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Agroecology: ESAFF Uganda launches training for sixth cohort of journalists and communicators
KAMPALA, September 11, 2026 — Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum [ESAFF] Uganda has launched training for the sixth cohort of journalists and communicators, aimed at equipping them with skills…
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Parliament to waive Shs 35bln tax arrears for tea factories – Tayebwa
KAMPALA, September 10, 2026 — The Government of Uganda is set to write off more than Shs 35 billion in tax arrears owed by tea factories as part of a wider intervention…
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AfDB Group launches US$5.1bln response plan to cushion African countries from energy, fertiliser shocks
KAMPALA, September 9, 2026 — The African Development Bank [AfDB] Group has approved a framework providing up to US$5.1 billion to help African countries mitigate the impact of the global energy and…
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