Environment
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Minister calls for Uganda, DRC dialogue on fishing
KAMPALA, September 5, 2024 – Uganda’s State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa has called for more dialogue between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo regarding fishing on lakes Albert and Edward.…
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Coffee production: UCDA courts media to help achieve EUDR
KAMPALA, September 5, 2024 – The Uganda Coffee Development Authority [ UCDA ] has urged the media in the country to intensify the discussion regarding new European Union [EU] regulation concerning the…
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32 cases of illegal fishing registered in Lango in three months
Lira City, September 3, 2024 – At least 32 cases of illegal fishing were registered in Lango Subregion in May, June, and July, according to the area police. Patrick Jimmy Okema, the…
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Gulu journalists skilled in making eco-friendly shopping bags
GULU, August 24, 2024 – Climate Women Media Action, a non-profit organisation has trained 14 female journalists in Gulu to make eco-friendly shopping bags in an effort aimed at supplementing their monthly…
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Butebo locals urged to use land efficiently for economic prosperity
BUTEBO, August 23, 2024 – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on residents of Butebo district in eastern Uganda to fully utilise their land to achieve greater economic prosperity He made his…
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Uganda to host Extraordinary Agricultural Summit
KAMPALA, August 22, 2024 – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday held discussions with the African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment, Ambassador Josefa Sacko. Ambassador Josefa Sacko…
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Uganda’s coffee exports in July hit record-breaking Shs 780bln as country readies for EUDR
KAMPALA, August 21, 2024 – Uganda’s coffee exports in July 2024 set a record of 821, 593 bags valued at US$ 210.48 million [about Shs 780 billion, the highest quantity ever exported in…
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Kwania coop farmers count losses as heavy rains devastate gardens
KWANIA, August 20, 2024 – Farmers under Abapiri Oil Seed Cooperative Society Limited in Chawente Subcounty in Kwania district are counting losses after heavy rains accompanied by the hailstorms destroyed crop fields.…
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Over 370 Farmers in Soroti count losses as floods submerge crop fields
SOROTI, August 19, 2024 — Three hundred seventy-nine farmers in Kamuda Sub-county, Soroti district are grappling with significant losses following a surge in the water levels of Lake Kyoga. The hardest-hit areas…
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Tayebwa orders investigation into Zoka forest destruction
KAMPALA, August 17, 2024 – The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to visit Zoka Forest Reserve in Adjumani District following reports of…
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