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Acholi farmers disappointed by drop in Soya beans prices
A drop in prices of soya beans has left farmers in Omoro and Nwoya districts disappointed despite getting a bumper harvest. A kilogram of soya beans which was Shs 1,500 in 2019…
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Government to provide digital solutions to Agricultural challenges
The Minister for Information Communications Technology and National Guidance, Hon. Judith Nabakooba has revealed that in response to challenges presented to farmers by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Uganda will leverage…
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9,000 Turkana pastoralists move back to Kenya after rains return
Over 9,000 Kenyan pastoralists have moved back to Kenya following the return of rains that has restored pastureland on the other side of the border. The 9,000 are part of 70,000 Turkana…
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Money changers smile as business at Elegu border starts to pick up
Money changers at Elegu one-stop border point, Atiak Sub County in Amuru district, have reason to smile as business slowly returns to normal. Majority of the money changers were pushed out of…
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Masindi sugarcane farmers divided over new cane price
Three board members of Masindi Sugarcane Growers’ Association Ltd (MASGAL) have resigned from their positions citing what they termed “false accusations” levelled against them by the association’s Chairperson, Cosmas Byaruhanga. The three…
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MAAIF roots for Matooke value addition
The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has pledged to harness opportunities for value addition along the Matooke (banana) value-chain, as government looks to mechanization and modernisation of agriculture in…
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Bunyangabu banana cooperative frustrated by lack of transport as prices continue to plummet
Members of Kasunganyanja Banana Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Bunyangabu district have expressed frustration over lack of transport for their bananas as prices drop to as low as Shs 500 per bunch…
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Roko promises Independence day completion of Mbarara city market
Eng. Willie Swanepoel, the Contract Operations Manager, Roko Construction Company has promised to hand over Mbarara Central Market construction works on October 9, 2020 (Independence Day). The contractor’s commitment comes after the…
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Basongora reject government report in Kasese land feud with UWA
Basongora pastoralists under their organisation, Busunga Cattle Keepers Association, have rejected a government survey report about a contested piece of land that has pitted the community against the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA).…
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COVID-19 frustrating Cooperatives’ fight against poverty
Kenya’s World Council of Credit Union’s (WOCCU) Country Coordinator, Mark Matabi, has voiced fears that the COVID-19 pandemic is frustrating efforts by the cooperative movement to alleviate poverty and social inequality in…
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