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Kyegegwa farmer association stuck with 10 tonnes of maize
Members of Kyegegwa Fruit Farmers Association (KFFA) have cried foul as 10 tonnes of their maize rots away in storage as a result of the Covid-19-related lockdown. According to Emmanuel Mutungi, the…
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Masindi farmers demand for coffee hurler from government
Coffee farmers in Masindi district want government to establish a coffee processing machine within the district, saying that they produce enough coffee to sustain it. Masindi district has four active coffee cooperatives,…
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Lamwo: 400 LDUs deployed to plant sugarcane due to labour shortage
Four hundred Local Defence Unit personnel, LDUs, have been deployed to help plant sugarcane for Ayuu Alali Cooperative Society Limited in Lamwo district. The Ministry of Agriculture resorted to using the LDUs…
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Farmers frustrated over low banana prices
Banana farmers in Uganda’s western region have expressed frustration over the current spell of low produce prices that threatens to drive many out of business. Jomo Mugabe, a renowned farmer in Rukindo,…
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Tomato farmers count losses as prices plummet
Farmers in Kasese are counting heavy losses resulting from a sharp drop in tomato prices. According to several farmers, the farm gate price fell from Shs 50,000 for a basket of tomatoes…
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COVID-19: Gulu savings groups suspend activities over pandemic
Several savings and loans associations in Gulu district have suspended their operations, amid the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Members of the savings groups revealed that they stopped saving money three weeks ago,…
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Coffee company increases prices
A coffee processing company in Kasese district is offering farmers better prices for their coffee following the decreased production in the last two weeks. Several coffee farmers in Kasese have, in the…
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Invest more in agriculture during COVID-19 pandemic, Cooperators ask government
The National Alliance of Agricultural Cooperatives in Uganda (NAAC) has called on government to undertake a number of measures to buttress Uganda’s agricultural sector against shocks resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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COVID-19: Kasese farmers stuck with unsold coffee
Coffee farmers in Kasese district are stuck with bags of decomposing coffee following last week’s grounding of all public means of transport as part of measures to curb the spread of the…
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COVID-19: Misery for Ntoroko cattle cooperatives as markets ban begins to bite
Cattle marketing cooperatives in Ntoroko are crying foul as the president’s 32 day ban on cattle markets begins to take its toll. On 18th March this year, the often crowded monthly or…
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