Agriculture
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PWDs seek approval to form separate SACCOs to benefit from PDM
NEBBI, November 15, 2024 – Persons Living with Disabilities [ PWDs ] in Nebbi district are calling on the government to allow them to form their own separate Parish Development Model Savings…
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Minister Magyezi orders arrest of PDM extortionists
MASINDI, November 14, 2024 – The Minister of Local Government, Raphael Magyezi, has instructed security officials in Masindi, led by the Masindi Resident District Commissioner [RDC] Darius Nandinda, to arrest individuals extorting…
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Kwania fishermen appeal for financial support
KWANIA, November 14, 2024 – Fishermen at various landing sites around Lake Kwania in Kwania district are appealing to the government for financial assistance in the form of soft loans to help…
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Poor mindset blamed for persistent poverty in Bunyoro Subregion
KAKUMIRO, November 13, 2024 – Political leaders in the Bunyoro Subregion have been urged to address the negative mindset that is contributing to high levels of household poverty in the area. According…
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We are ready to work under MAAIF, says UCDA boss
MBARARA CITY, November 13, 2024 – Lauben Kaimutsya, the Regional Manager of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [ UCDA ] for Southwestern Uganda, has expressed readiness for UCDA officials to transition and…
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Kerry Group to sell dairy division to Kerry Co-Op in US$ 531mln deal
DUBLIN, November 12, 2024 — The Kerry Group has entered into an agreement with Kerry Cooperative Creameries Limited to sell Kerry Dairy Holdings (Ireland) Limited to the Co-Op in a €500 million…
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Bugisu farmers advised to embrace organic farming for improved yields
BULAMBULI, November 12, 2024 — Feed the Future Uganda, a non-governmental organisation operating in Uganda, has urged farmers in the Bugisu Subregion to adopt the use of organic fertilisers/manure on their farms…
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AFSA Calls for agroecology and increased adaptation finance for Africa at COP29
BAKU, November 12, 2024 – As 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [COP29] kicks off in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa…
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UCDA tasked to address delays in coffee farmer registration in Southwestern Uganda
MBARARA CITY, November 11, 2024 – Officials and farmers in Southwestern Uganda have expressed concerns over the delayed registration of coffee farmers by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [ UCDA ], which…
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“Keep Your Land, Keep Your Seed Campaign” launched in Dokolo district
DOKOLO, November 9, 2024 – The Land and Equity Movement in Uganda [LEMU], in collaboration with several partner organizations, has launched the “Keep Your Land, Keep Your Seed Campaign” in Okwongodul Sub-county,…
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