Environment
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FMD quarantine in Kabarole district, Fort Portal City eased with strict guidelines
KABAROLE, March 20, 2024 – Authorities monitoring Foot and Mouth Disease [FMD] in Kabarole district, and Fort Portal City have eased the quarantine restrictions that were imposed two months ago to curtail…
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Use of herbicides killing bees, honey cooperative cries out
KIKUUBE, March 19, 2024 – Bee farmers in Kikuube district say the increasing use of herbicides in the district is killing the insects known for collecting flower nectar and turning it into…
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Dairy Farmers of America donating US$ 50,000 to Texas area food banks
KANSAS, March 18, 2024 – With millions of people in the Southwest still struggling in the aftermath of recent winter storms, Dairy Farmers of America [DFA], a Kansas City-based dairy cooperative of…
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EU backtracks on stricter import rules amid international backlash
LONDON, March 12, 2024 – The European Union [ EU ] plans to relax its incoming deforestation regulation [EUDR] by temporarily designating all export countries with the same standard risk classification. The…
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FAO Food Price Index declines further in February
ROME, March 12, 2024 – The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined for the seventh consecutive month in February, as lower international quotations for all major cereals more than offset rising…
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European Parliament endorses nature restoration law as farmers fear financial fallout
BRUSSELS, March 2, 2024 – The European Parliament has voted in favor of a landmark nature restoration law amid right-wing pushback and farmer protests. While environmentalists see the new law as a…
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Fort Portal City: Street food vendors empowered to keep food safety standards
FORT PORTAL, February 29, 2024 – In a bid to ensure the serving of safe and nutritious food to their clients, Kabarole Research and Resource Center Uganda [KRC] has trained street food…
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Protecting consumers: Kiryandongo to enact maize quality ordinance
KIRYANDONGO, February 16, 2024 – Kiryandongo district leaders have started a process to enact a quality ordinance aimed at improving the quality of maize and its by-products so that they are fit…
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Restoring the environment: Zombo district to hold second annual tree planting run
ZOMBO, February 15, 2024 – Zombo district in partnership with development partners is set to organise the second edition of the Environment and Education Run aimed at mobilising local communities and learning…
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Excitement as Hoima City gets modern abattoir
HOIMA, February 14, 2024 – Residents in Hoima City are excited about the ongoing construction of the modern abattoir in Kyentale Ward in Hoima West Division. The construction of the much-needed facility…
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