Environment
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Agriculture
Excess rain blamed for low cotton production in Kasese
Cooperatives and farmers dealing in cotton in Kasese district have decried the lower than expected production of the cash crop…
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Agriculture
L. Albert floods submerge Shs 1bn modern fish market in Panyimur
Authorities in Panyimur Sub County, Pakwach district have been left scratching their heads after the only modern fish market and…
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Agriculture
Delayed Masindi Port -Kitgum road works hamper business
Several businesses along the Masindi Port -Rwekunye, Apac-Lira-Kitgum road have been crippled by the deteriorated state, made worse by ongoing…
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Agriculture
Nebbi cassava farmers lose millions to disease, factory delay blamed
Over 600 cassava farmers registered under the project component of the Agricultural Cluster Development Program (ACDP) in Nebbi are counting…
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Agriculture
Masindi cattle keepers cut off from market by floods
Cattle keepers are unable to access Masindi town after floods cut off the road connecting Masindi and Kijunjubwa Sub County…
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4,500 sugarcane outgrowers in Amuru suspend planting due to floods
Atiak Sugarcane Plantation Out growers Cooperative Society has suspended planting of sugarcane on 2,000 acres of land due to persistent…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Transport, businesses crippled as floods ravage Kole
Floods resulting from recent heavy downpours have cut off several roads connecting Kole district headquarters to the community. Currently, residents…
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Karamoja farmers appeal to government for irrigation scheme
A section of farmers in Karamoja sub region in north eastern Uganda have appealed to the government to prioritize construction…
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Agriculture
Floods displace thousands of business persons at Elegu Town Council
Thousands of business persons in Elegu Town Council in Amuru district are stranded after floods submerged their businesses on Saturday.…
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Agriculture
UPDF impounds illegal fishing gear in Apac
The UPDF’s Fisheries Protection Unit, FPU, has impounded 200 illegal fishing boats and 113 fishing nets in operations to curb…
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