Agriculture
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Gov’t to protect farmers as sugarcane prices fall
KAMPALA, August 16, 2024 – Government intends to support sugarcane farmers in the country to add value to their produce as a measure against price fluctuations. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and…
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Museveni urges youth to embrace fish farming
SOROTI, August 15, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has called on the Ugandan youth to shift from growing rice to fish farming in order to conserve the wetlands, which he said play…
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Cooperatives’ compensation: Advocate Matovu arraigned on charges of theft and conspiracy to defraud govt
KAMPALA, August 14, 2024 – John Matovu, an advocate with Matovu & Matovu Advocates, has been arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court on charges of theft by an agent and conspiracy to defraud…
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Fairtrade International wants small-scale farmers supported over EU deforestation regulation
KAMPALA, August 14, 2024 – Fairtrade International is calling for more financial support and clarification of the technical terms of the EU Deforestation Regulation [EUDR]. The regulation mandates that companies demonstrate that…
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Kapchorwa Parish Chief arrested for extorting PDM beneficiaries
KAPCHORWA, August 13, 2024 – The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, in collaboration with the police, has arrested a Parish Chief for allegedly extorting money from beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM],…
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Hoima coop pursues gov’t for coffee seedlings
HOIMA, August 13, 2024 – Farmers under Kigorobya Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Hoima district have appealed to government to provide them with coffee seedlings, saying it would boost production of…
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Boosting agricultural value addition: MPs urge gov’t to improve access to electricity in rural areas
KAMPALA, August 9, 2024 – Members of Parliament [MPs] have urged government to improve access to electricity in rural areas to boost value-addition in the agriculture sector. The legislators made the call…
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Banyankole Kweterana finally receives Shs 9bln for ranch compensation
MBARARA City, August 9, 2024 – Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union [BKCU] in Mbarara City has finally received over Shs 9.55 billion from the Finance ministry as compensation for its ranch taken over…
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Oyam PWDs decry irregularities in implementation of PDM
OYAM, August 8, 2024 – Persons with Disabilities [PWDs] in Oyam district have raised concern over irregularities in the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in the district, stating that they…
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Farmers in eastern Uganda urged to embrace irrigation
SOROTI, August 8, 2024 – Farmers in eastern Uganda have been urged to embrace irrigation as a way of coping with the everchanging climatic conditions and also boost crop production at the…
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