Development
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Katakwi model farmers receive in-calf heifers
KATAKWI– The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] through the National Agricultural Advisory Services [NAADS] has distributed 20 in-calf Friesian heifers to selected women farmers in Katakwi district. This follows…
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Oil companies take over land for absentee landlords in Bunyoro
HOIMA – Government has okayed the oil companies to use the land purportedly owned by absentee landlords in the oil-rich Bunyoro sub region. Through the Petroleum Authority of Uganda [PAU], government has…
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Museveni roots for 4-acre farming approach to boost household incomes
OMORO– President Museveni is rooting for small-scale commercial farming approach in order to boost household incomes in northern Uganda. This comes at a time when the Acholi Sub-region, according to a survey…
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UIA organises Uganda-DRC Investment Promotion Summit and Market Access Expo
KAMPALA– Uganda’s Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, through Uganda Investment Authority [UIA], is organizing the first ever Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC]Investment Promotion Summit and Market Access Expo slated for…
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UAE Ministry of Economy partners with ICA-AP to boost the co-op sector
DUBAI – The Ministry of Economy of the United Arab Emirates days ago signed a co-operation agreement with the International Cooperative Alliance – through the latter’s Asia-Pacific Regional Office [ICA-AP], which aims…
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UWA to recruit 800 rangers for game parks
GULU – In a bid to ensure sustainable management of wildlife and protected areas, Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] is to recruit 800 rangers to boost security. In a press statement, John Samuel…
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Local media urged to enhance coverage of PWDs
AMURIA– National Union of Women with Disability [NUWODU] has appealed to the media in Uganda to bolster the coverage of persons with disabilities [PWDs] but also report positively on this segment of the…
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Refugees demand for inclusion in govt programmes
LAMWO– Refugees settled in the three settlement centres in Lamwo district want to benefit from government programmes such as; Uganda Women Entrepreneurship program, (UWEP) and Youth Livelihood Fund, which are geared toward…
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Lira land board secretary in trouble over corruption
LIRA– The acting secretary for Lira district land board, Pastor Francis Okello Olwa is in trouble again for illegally processing a land title for Mayor’s Gardens in Lira City and allocating part…
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Fall Armyworms invade Pader district as Amuru farmers are advised on cheap loans
PADER– Several farmers in Pader district are counting losses following the invasion by Fall Armyworms that have destroyed several acreages of maize, simsim, millet, and sorghum, resulting in instability on the side…
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