Agriculture
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FAO and ICO renew longstanding partnership to strengthen coffee sector resilience
ROME, July 19, 2026 – The Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO], Qu Dongyu, has underscored the importance of strengthening international cooperation to support coffee-producing countries and communities,…
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Coffee education takes centre stage as global leaders call for investment in sector’s future
BRUSSELS, July 16, 2026 — Global coffee industry leaders, educators and international development partners have called for greater investment in education and skills development, describing knowledge as the most sustainable investment for…
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Rukiga farmers partner with researchers to boost climate resilience through science-based farming
RUKIGA, July 16, 2026 — Smallholder farmers in Rukiga district, southwestern Uganda, have partnered with researchers, environmental experts and development organisations under a new initiative aimed at strengthening resilience to climate change…
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Uganda’s peasant movement calls for ban on hazardous pesticides, promotes agroecology
KAMPALA, July 16, 2026 — The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum [ESAFF] Uganda has called on the Government of Uganda, the East African Community [EAC] and the European Union…
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Suspected anthrax outbreak reported in Sheema district, RDC warns public
SHEEMA, July 15, 2026 – The Deputy Resident District Commissioner [DRDC] of Sheema district, Samuel Orikunda, has warned the public to remain vigilant following a suspected outbreak of anthrax in the district.…
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Nakapiripirit herders resist government’s mandatory livestock vaccination fees
NAKAPIRIPIRIT, July 14, 2026 — A new government proposal to introduce mandatory paid vaccinations against the highly infectious Foot-and-Mouth Disease [FMD] has sparked strong resistance among a section of livestock farmers in…
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Improved goat breeds transform livestock farming in Yumbe
YUMBE, July 13, 2026 — For years, Fatuma Ijodri, 55, depended almost entirely on crop farming to support her family in Kulacha village, Komgbe Parish, Kululu Subcounty in Yumbe district, West Nile…
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Nebbi leaders reject agricultural inputs over expired pesticides
NEBBI, July 13, 2026 — Local leaders in Nebbi District have rejected a consignment of agricultural inputs supplied by Farmer to Farmer Distributors, a Kampala-based agricultural inputs distributor, after discovering that pesticides…
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Coffee farming improves livelihoods of PDM beneficiaries in Masaka City
MASAKA CITY, July 10, 2026 — The Parish Development Model [PDM] has significantly improved the livelihoods of thousands of households in Masaka City over the past three financial years. The PDM is…
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Kinyara Sugar to pay Shs 5.5bln in cash top-ups to farmers
MASINDI, July 6, 2026 — Kinyara Sugar Ltd will pay Shs 5.5 billion in cash top-ups to contracted farmers during the 2026/27 financial year for sugarcane supplied to the company during the…
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