Agriculture
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Hoima district receives additional Shs 5.5bln for PDM, begins training beneficiaries
HOIMA, March 17, 2025 – Implementers of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Hoima district have launched a training campaign for beneficiaries of the programme, in preparation for the disbursement of Shs…
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Abim, Otuke districts receive Shs 1.9bln agro-investment hubs
ABIM, March 16, 2025 – Two agro-investment hubs have been established in Abim and Otuke districts to improve access to agricultural inputs and entice farmers to engage in commercial farming. The facilities,…
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Alebtong district receives an additional Shs 3.4bln for PDM
ALEBTONG March 16, 2025 — Alebtong district has received another Sh3.4 billion under the Parish Development Model [PDM], bringing the total funds received by the district to Sh16.4 billion since the government…
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PDM beneficiaries in Fort Portal City urged to invest in dairy, poultry and piggery
FORT PORTAL, March 12, 2025 – As the Parish Development Model [PDM] enters its third phase, beneficiaries in Fort Portal City have been urged to focus on sustainable enterprises such as dairy…
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BoU Governor Atingi-Ego urges Karamoja communities to embrace gov’t credit facilities
MOROTO, March 11, 2025 – The newly appointed Governor of the Bank of Uganda [BoU], Michael Atingi-Ego, has called on communities in Moroto and the wider Karamoja region to take advantage of…
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NARO official urges farmers in Lango to commercialise cassava growing
LIRA CITY, March 11, 2025 – Farmers in Lango Subregion can significantly improve their household incomes by growing cassava for commercial purposes. Dr Christopher Omongo, Head of the Root Crops Programme at…
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Why Masindi locals want fencing of Murchison Falls National Park expedited
MASINDI, March 11, 2025 – Residents of several villages, including Bagidadi, Kitengule, Ipedi, Kimina, Kiruli, and Nyakarongo, among others, which border Murchison Falls National Park in Masindi District, have been complaining for…
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Africa coffee exports jump 7.1 percent in January 2025 as Ivory Coast and Uganda lead
KAMPALA, March 10, 2025 — The latest report from the International Coffee Organisation [ICO] reveals that, in January 2025, exports of all forms of coffee from Africa increased by 7.1 percent, rising…
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Bushfires threaten plantation agriculture in Acholi
GULU CITY, 10 March 2025 – Lillian Wanican, a coffee nursery bed operator and trainer, has highlighted that bushfires pose a significant threat to plantation agriculture, such as coffee, in the Acholi…
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MP Aol donates chicks to Gulu City widows, pledges to help them join coops
GULU CITY, March 8, 2025 – Gulu City Woman Member of Parliament, Betty Aol Ocan, has donated 2,500 chicks to 37 different groups of widows in the city to boost their poultry…
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