Agriculture
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“Indigenous fishermen to take lead in protecting lakes” – Museveni directs
JINJA CITY, August 9, 2025—President Yoweri Museveni has directed that the indigenous fishermen in the country will manage the lakes, assisted by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF]’s Fisheries Protection Unit [FPU].…
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Museveni announces plan to buy Mayuge Sugar Factory for Busoga sugarcane farmers
MAYUGE, August 8, 2025 — President Yoweri Museveni has announced that the government will purchase the Mayuge Sugar Factory for Busoga sugarcane farmers. The President made the announcement on Wednesday while meeting…
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Gov’t delivers 269,000 coffee seedlings to Lango Subregion
LIRA, August 8, 2025 –– The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], has delivered a total of 269,000 clonal Robusta coffee seedlings to farmers across…
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NARO to boost fish production in Karamoja with mirror carp fingerlings
NABILATUK, August 7, 2025 — Nabuin Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute [Nabuin ZARDI] in Nabilatuk district, and one of Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institutes [ZARDIs] of the National Agricultural Research Organisation…
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Nwoya: Public-private partnership to boost grain and cassava supply for ethanol production
NWOYA, August 7, 2025 – Bukona Agro Processors Limited recently entered into a public-private partnership [PPP] agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and Nwoya District Local Government, aimed at…
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PDM: SHACU to probe officials over ghost enterprise groups
NEBBI, 6 August 2025 –– A team from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit [SHACU], led by Maj. Martha Asiimwe, has informed Nebbi district leaders of plans to launch a nationwide investigation into…
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Global green coffee exports up 3.3 percent in June 2025-report
KAMPALA, August 6, 2025 –– Global green coffee bean exports rose by 3.3 percent in June 2025, reaching 10.23 million bags, compared with 9.91 million bags in June 2024, according to the…
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Teso farmers struggling to access Agricultural Credit Facility
SOROTI, August 6, 2025 –– Farmers in the Teso Subregion in eastern Uganda are facing difficulties accessing the Agricultural Credit Facility [ACF], which was established to help boost agricultural production. The ACF…
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NARO adopts agroforestry technologies to combat climate change
MUKONO, August 6, 2025 –– The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] is promoting agroforestry technologies as a solution to mitigate the effects of climate change, particularly in areas that experience recurrent climate-induced…
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Sheema SACCO innovates to mitigate climate change
SHEEMA, August 6, 2025 –– Kigarama People’s SACCO has taken bold and innovative steps to address the impact of climate change. Based in Sheema district, the financial institution has launched a Water,…
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