Environment
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Leveraging Ugandan food systems to attain SDGs by 2030
The Secretary-General of the United Nations will convene a Food Systems Summit in September, 2021 in a bid to accelerate the implementation of the Decade of Action to Achieve the Sustainable Development…
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German government donates five garbage trucks worth Shs 1.8 billion to Gulu City Council
GULU – The German government has donated five garbage trucks worth Shs1.8 billion to Gulu City Council as it grapples with waste management and disposal. A German Cooperation Agency (KFW) delivered the…
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Kapelebyong district demands for more foot and mouth disease vaccines
KAPELEBYONG – Authorities from the Eastern district of Kapelebyong have demanded for more Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines from the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) to achieve a…
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At least 200 animals have died in Lyantonde district
LYANTONDE – At least 200 heads of Cattle have reportedly died in Lyantonde district following prolonged drought in the cattle corridor region. A similar situation is reported in Sembabule, Kiruhura and Kazo…
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Makerere University researchers recommend modern farming for Kikuube and Hoima Districts
KIKUUBE – Researchers from Makerere University have recommended modern farming to Agricultural Officers from the districts of Kikuube and Hoima. They further urged Agricultural Officers of these districts to sensitize farmers to…
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Broken bridges cut off three parishes in Amuru
AMURU – More than 6000 residents of Oguru Kal village in Pabo Town Council ,Otorokume and Olinga parishes in Pogo sub-county in Amuru District are struggling to access local markets after the…
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Hailstorms destroy more than 1000 acres of food crops in Nwoya District
NWOYA – At least more than 1000 acres of food crops have been destroyed by heavy hailstorms that rained for hours in Nwoya district. The hailstorms that was accompanied by heavy rainfall…
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APG withdraws ultimatum after reaching agreement
AMURU – Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) has withdrawn the 7-day ultimatum given to the government to find a long-lasting solution to the disputes and violence that has left more than 20 people…
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Kenyan fuel tanker explodes at Goli customs border
NEBBI – Businesses were last Friday paralyzed at Goli custom border when a Kenyan fuel tanker registration number KCN-019Q/ZF7830 that was transporting fuel to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) via Goli customs…
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Hoima Sugar Ltd Activities Halted Over Land Wrangles
KIKUUBE – Kikuube district leaders have intervened into the land wrangle between the residents of Kabwoya sub-county in Kikuube district and Hoima Sugar Company Ltd, an Indian owned company. The district leaders led…
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