Agriculture
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Lango farmers advised to transition to coffee growing
LIRA, September 21, 2024 – RCM Okello Orik, Lira district LCV Chairperson, has urged farmers in Lango Subregion to embrace coffee farming as a strategy to combat household poverty. Okello expressed his…
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Quarantine imposed as anthrax outbreak confirmed in Kanungu
KANUNGU, September 20, 2024 — An outbreak of Anthrax has been confirmed in Kanungu district, according to Ambrose Mwesigye, the Resident District Commissioner [RDC]. In a media conference in Kanungu, Mwesigye announced…
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Multipurpose cooperative launched in Pader district
PADER, September 19, 2024 — Aringo Mac Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in Puranga Town Council in Pader district has been officially launched to provide innovative financial solutions, and sustainable agricultural practices. The…
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Low uptake of micro-scale irrigation raises concern among Kwania Leaders
KWANIA, September 18, 2024 — Authorities in Aduku Subcounty, Kwania district, are expressing concern over the low interest among farmers in enrolling in the micro-scale irrigation scheme. In March 2024, Kwania district…
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NARO and Tooro Kingdom partner to boost agriculture in region
FORT PORTAL CITY, September 17, 2024 — The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] with Tooro Kingdom to advance agricultural development in the Tooro sub-region. NARO…
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Enhancing bargaining power: Northern Uganda farmers urged to form cooperatives
LIRA, September 17, 2024 — Farmers in the Lango and Acholi sub-regions have been advised to form cooperatives to enhance their bargaining power and avoid selling their produce at undervalued prices to…
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Over Shs 9.4bln goes missing at Rwampara Ranching Cooperative
MBRARARA CITY, September 16, 2024 – Members of the Rwampara Ranching Cooperative Society Limited in Rwampara district have petitioned the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives [MTIC] to investigate the disappearance of…
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King Oyo urges subjects to plant trees to combat climate change
FORT PORTAL, September 13, 2024 — King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Tooro marked his 29th Coronation Anniversary with a passionate appeal to his subjects and the public to plant…
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Museveni entices Ssembabule pastoralists with coffee seedlings
SEMBABULE, September 12, 2024 – In an effort to diversify the livelihoods of pastoralists in Ssembabule and Gomba, President Yoweri Museveni has distributed 50,000 coffee seedlings to local herding communities. Traditionally, these…
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AFSA announces three major conferences in Harare
HARARE, September 11, 2024 — As Africa grapples with the triple burden of malnutrition, climate crises, and biodiversity erosion, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa [ AFSA ] is set to…
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