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Fuel stations back in business after losing out to smugglers
ARUA-Authorised fuel stations in Arua City are back in business after Uganda Revenue Authority [URA] intensified a crackdown on the illegal sale of smuggled fuel on the city streets. The last two…
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20 girls qualify for TotalEnergies scholarships
BULIISA – 20 girls from vulnerable families from the oil-rich districts of Buliisa and Nwoya have a reason to smile after they qualified for TotalEnergies EP Uganda scholarships. The beneficiaries qualified following…
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Ngetta ZARDI kicks off activities for first planting season
LIRA-As the first planting season for this year draws nearer, Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute [ ZARDI ], one of the government agencies implementing massive food production, in the country…
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HIV prevalence rises in Mbarara, says new report
MBARARA-The Uganda population-based HIV Impact Assessment [UPHIA 2020-2021] indicates HIV prevalence in Mbarara district has increased 9.6 percent compared to the national average of 5.5 percent. The report was shared by Christopher…
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MP Ariko warns against restrictions on use of tractors
SOROTI– Soroti City East Member of Parliament, Edmund Herbert Ariko has warned leaders against restricting farmers from accessing tractors meant for agricultural mechanisation. “Please do not restrict who is to use the…
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Lango farmers advised to buy quality seeds
LIRA-As they prepare for the new plating season, the assistant commissioner in charge of Seed Inspection and Certification in the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], Dr. Mary Teddy Asio,…
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Kapelebyong district leaders, staff trained to implement major irrigation programme
KAPELEBYONG – Kapelebyong district is building the capacity of agricultural extension workers and lower local government leaders on the implementation of the Micro-scale Irrigation Programme, which aims to have more land in…
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3,000 farmers to benefit from Shs 15bln irrigation project in Pakwach
PAKWACH –Pakwach district has registered about 3,000 farmers as beneficiaries of the pilot phase of Wadelai irrigation scheme established to boost commercial agriculture in the district. The Shs15 billion irrigation scheme in…
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MPs deliver medical beds to Bulambuli health facilities
BULAMBULI – The Members of Parliament in Bulambuli district have delivered medical beds to health facilities in the district to improve service delivery. The items which included 54 maternity beds among others…
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Gulu farmers embrace chia seed farming
GULU-Talia Group Limited, a private agribusiness organisation is using contract farming to promote the growing of chia seeds in Gulu and other neighboring districts. The organisation says at least 2,800 farmers in…
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