Environment
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300 Pader farmers trained in beekeeping
PADER– At least 300 farmers in Latany and Awere sub-counties in Pader district have been trained in beekeeping, honey preparation, and value addition, which will in the end help farmers boost their household income. Kons-Burg Company Limited in partnership with…
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International Day of Cooperatives: Ugandan cooperators hold series of activities
SHEEMA– On July 2, 22, Uganda will join the rest of the world to mark celebrate the 100th International Day of Cooperatives [#CoopsDay]. The celebrations are held on the first Saturday of July. A decade on from the UN International…
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Rice processing plant excites Nwoya farmers
NWOYA– Rice Processing plant acquired under Nwoya Cassava and Rice grower’s Cooperative Society Limited has given morale to small-scale farmers who will now add value to their produce. The farmers have been selling their rice to the middlemen who had…
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Land violence in Amuru disposes widows of property rights
AMURU– Hundreds of widows from Amuru have been disposed of property rights and ownership as land violence escalates in the district, scaling down their livelihood that is derived from agricultural production. A report authored by Redeem International indicates that1038 cases…
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Rwanda to host 2022 World Circular Economy Forum in December
KIGALI– The World Circular Economy will, for the first time, take place on African soil in 2022, bringing together participants from around the world to absorb lessons from the continent and the wider global south toward building a more resilient…
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Gulu City approves 23 groups for national disability grant
GULU-Gulu City Council has finally approved 23 groups for the national special disability grant in the next financial year that starts on July 1, 2022. The national disability grant was made possible by an Act of Parliament to support persons…
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LCIII leaders receive motorcycles to ease movement
KABAROLE -Government through the Ministry of Local Government has handed over 189 motorcycles to all LCIII chairpersons in Rwenzori Sub-region to ease their movement as they monitor government programmes in their areas. This is part of government plan to effectively…
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Kapelebyong district kicks off baseline data collection exercise
KAPELEBYONG -Kapelebyong district has launched a two-week exercise of baseline data collection to inform government’s implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM], with a call on locals to embrace it. The exercise is being conducted by 55 Parish Chiefs, who…
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Security deployed to guard Masaka forest reserves
MASAKA– Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF] officers and Environmental Police have been deployed to protect three forest reserves of Manwa, Jubiya, and Mujuzi in Bukakata Subcounty and Namirembe Forest Reserve in Kyanamukaka Subcounty along the shores of Lake Victoria in Masaka…
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Lira farmers urged to invest in fish farming
LIRA– Tom Anyii, Chief Executive Officer Taf Agro Tourism Mixed Farm at Telela village in Lira City East Division, has advised farmers across the country to invest in fish farming but also warned them not to do farming as a…
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