Agriculture
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Gulu and Amuru maize farmers and buyers trained on standards compliance
GULU, March 20, 2025 – Maize value chain actors, including farmers, buyers, and other stakeholders in Gulu and Amuru districts, have been urged to comply with quality standards to secure better prices…
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Global and African Financial Experts Urge Action to Enhance Smallholder Farmer Financing
NAIROBI, March 20, 2025 — Leading global and African financial experts have issued a resounding call to align financial structures with the needs of smallholder farmers. Speaking at a two-day conference on…
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Adjumani and Lamwo districts to implement Shs 22.83bln refugee project
AJDJUMANI, March 19, 2025 — The Royal Danish Embassy through the Danish International Development Agency [DANIDA] has allocated US$ 6,171,393 [approximately Shs 22.83 billion] to support the implementation of the Uganda Refugee…
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Sugar cooperatives in India face grim season, but optimism grows for next year
NEW DELHI, March 19, 2025 — The 2024-25 sugar season in India has been marked by uncertainty, with fluctuating production estimates and significant setbacks in key sugar-producing states. Initial industry projections placed…
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Museveni urges Bunyoro farmers to embrace fish farming
KIKUUBE, March 19, 2025 – President Yoweri Museveni, who began his tour of the Bunyoro region on Tuesday to monitor the progress of the Parish Development Model [PDM], has urged farmers to…
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Kapchorwa PDM leaders warned against extorting programme beneficiaries
KAPCHORWA, March18, 2025 – The Kapchorwa Deputy Resident District Commissioner [RDC], Martin Sakajja, has issued a stern warning to Parish Chiefs and members of the Parish Development Committees [PDCs] against extorting beneficiaries…
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Karamoja locals thriving after benefiting from PDM
MOROTO, March 18, 2025 – Locals in Karamoja region are making strides after benefiting from the Parish Development Model [PDM], a government initiative aimed at combating poverty in Uganda. The PDM, a…
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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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