Agriculture
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KAMCE members demand overdue AGM
KAPCHORWA, November 24, 2025 — Members of the Kaserem Area Cooperative Marketing Enterprise [KAMCE], based in Kaserem Subcounty in Kapchorwa district, are demanding that their leaders urgently convene an overdue Annual General…
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Soldiers ordered to ease operations on L. Albert as local fishermen vow to support Museveni
KIKUUBE, November 21, 2025 — Lt Col Mercy Tukahirwa, Commander of the Fisheries Protection Unit [FPU], has directed officers deployed on Lake Albert to scale back enforcement operations against illegal fishing, following…
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Gov’t to expand Soroti Fruit Factory to enhance productivity
SOROTI, November 19, 2025 — The Government of Uganda is set to expand the Soroti Fruit Factory, with plans to establish a state-of-the-art facility that will surpass the current one in both…
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FY 2025/2026: Gov’t releases Shs 529bn for PDM SACCOs
KAMPALA, November 18, 2025 — Government has this morning announced the release of the first tranche of Shs 529 billion for the capitalisation of Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations…
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Sugarcane farmers revive umbrella organisation to strengthen bargaining power
MASINDI, November 18, 2025 — Sugarcane farmers in Uganda have revived their national umbrella organisation, the Uganda National Sugarcane Growers Association [UNASGO], which has been dormant for more than a decade. According…
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Gulu farmers get skilled in onion production
GULU CITY, November 18, 2025 — Several farmers in Gulu district stand to reap big from growing onions, having been equipped with vital skills for growing the high-value horticultural crop that has…
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Former ED of defunct UCDA dead
KAMPALA, November 18, 2025 — The former Executive Director of the defunct Uganda Coffee Development Authority [ UCDA ], Dr Emmanuel Iyamulemye has passed on, according to Agriculture minister Frank Mwebaze who…
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Kenyan MPs call for stronger regional collaboration in management of water resources
WAKISO, November 17, 2025 — The Chairperson of Kenya’s Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Senator David Wakoli Wafula, has called for stronger regional collaboration in the management of water resources…
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Millions face acute hunger in 16 crisis areas FAO-WFP report warns
KAMPALA, November 16, 2025 – A new joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO] and the UN World Food Programme [WFP] warns that acute food insecurity…
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Rubirizi coffee farmers warned against picking immature berries
RUBIRIZI, November 15, 2025 – Coffee farmers in Rubirizi district have been urged to stop harvesting immature coffee berries, a practice that undermines both the quality and market value of Uganda’s coffee.…
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