Agriculture
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New weather station to help Nebbi farmers mitigate effects of climate change
NEBBI, December 18, 2024 — In a bid to combat the effects of climate change, government has decided to install a weather forecasting station in Nebbi district to provide farmers with real-time…
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Climate-smart agricultural programme launched in West Nile
NEBBI, December 18, 2024 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries [MAAIF] has officially launched the Uganda Climate-Smart Agricultural Transformation Programme in the West Nile region, aiming to enhance food…
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Benefiting from farming: MAK don urges Bunyoro farmers to embrace cooperatives
HOIMA, December 17, 2024 — Farmers in the Bunyoro subregion have been urged to avoid practising farming on an individual basis if they wish to truly benefit from agriculture. Dr. Patrick Musinguzi,…
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PDM registers success in Lango amidst challenges
LIRA, December 17, 2024 — The Parish Development Model [ PDM ] is achieving notable successes in the Lango Subregion, despite challenges in its implementation, theCooperator can report. Officials managing the programme…
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NTUNGAMO: LoP slams slow progress at Inspire Africa Coffee Factory despite gov’t funding
NTUNGAMO, December 16, 2024 – The Leader of Opposition in Parliament [LOP], Joel Ssenyonyi, has called on the government to exercise caution when allocating taxpayers’ money to private companies such as Inspire…
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IFFCO signs deal to empower FPOs
NEW DELHI, December 16, 2024 — A Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] has been signed between CSC e-Governance Services India Limited and the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited [ IFFCO ] to provide…
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Museveni urges NRM leaders to prioritise grassroot accountability in wealth creation programmes
SEBEI, December 12, 2024: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday urged the National Resistance Movement [NRM] leaders to prioritise accountability at the grassroots levels in government’s wealth creation programmes. While meeting Sebei leaders…
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Farmers embrace human urine as fertiliser, persticide
MUKONO, December 12, 2024 – The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum [ESAFF] Uganda has unveiled a practical guide titled “Human Pee is Liquid Gold” that advocates for the use…
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Odrek Rwabogo inaugurates new coffee factory in Bugisu
MBALE, December 11, 2024 – The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development [PACEID], Odrek Rwabwogo, recently inaugurated the Balambuli Kwigatte Coffee [BKC] Factory and the Elgon Production…
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Coffee farmers urge gov’t to engage EU over deforestation law
HOIMA, December 10, 2024 — Coffee farmers in Bunyoro subregion are urging government to engage with the European Union [EU] regarding the possibility of relaxing the deforestation law, known as the European…
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