Agriculture
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Bundibugyo Vanilla Farmers Mourn Losses to Heavy Rains
BUNDIBUGYO: Vanilla farmers in Bundibugyo district are counting losses following floods and landslides that have hit the area since last month. Vanilla is mostly grown on the hilly slopes of the district, and…
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Endiro Coffee joins ‘Illinois Made’ program
AURORA — Endiro Coffee in Aurora is one of five businesses in Illinois to join the Illinois Made program from the Illinois Office of Tourism. The businesses in the Illinois Made program…
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Youth Urged To Embrace Cash Crop Growing
Youth in Masindi district have been advised to embrace cash crop growing as a faster and more efficient way of improving their household incomes. The youth were on Saturday touring Sunrise Inspirational…
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Nakuru farmers urged to join saccos to boost income
When Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui took office in 2017, revamping of the agriculture sector was one of his flagship projects. In his manifesto, Governor Kinyanjui promised to revive the lucrative sector. Two…
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Government registers over 240 fishing cooperatives
From George Maponga in Masvingo: Government has registered over 240 fishing cooperatives here as it seeks to leverage on the province’s high dam density to improve household disposable incomes and grow the…
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Agriculture Input Handouts Encouraging Laziness among Farmers
Kampala, Uganda: A government program to give out free agricultural inputs including hand-held hoes will lead to laziness, says the Chairman West Nile Seed Multiplication Cooperative Society Uzelle Adam Mohammad. While the…
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She Is A Millionaire From Selling Eggs, A Humbling Testimony
Jeanne Nyirankurunziza, a mother of four in her forties, runs a poultry farm with over 700 chickens, some village in Gasabo District, an outskirt in Kigali City. She also rears cows and…
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Sebei Coop Farmers Frustrated by Erratic Weather
Kapchorwa: Extremely hot to rainy weather has meant prolonged delays of planting for farmers from the Sebei sub-region and yet the new season is already witnessing excessive rains. In his 30 years…
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West Nile Vegetable Growers Reap big from Irrigation Schemes
Pakwach. A section of farmers in the West Nile region is already reaping from small scale irrigation schemes set up by the government to improve agricultural production and productivity. Olama Farmers Group…
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Government Launches Call Center to Report Fake Agro-input Dealers
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries have launched a toll-free call centre for farmers to report suppliers selling or distributing fake agricultural inputs on the market. Agriculture Minister Vincent Bamulangaki…
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