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Huge Chunks Of Tea Wasting Away In Zombo
ZOMBO –Tea agriculture has gained a big toehold in the West Nile district of Zombo but frustration is growing among farmers over the lack of a processing factory and the pitiable prices…
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New Disease Kills Cattle Within 48 hours in Gulu
GULU: The outbreak of Black Quarter disease has exacted a heavy toll on livestock in the Northern district of Gulu. So far 50 cattle have died from the disease, which the district…
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COVID-19: Do not close markets, Kasese traders ask Government
Traders in Kasese district have appealed to government not to shut down markets in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the government continues to impose ever tighter restrictions on social interactions…
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Endiro Coffee joins ‘Illinois Made’ program
AURORA — Endiro Coffee in Aurora is one of five businesses in Illinois to join the Illinois Made program from the Illinois Office of Tourism. The businesses in the Illinois Made program…
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NARO Moots Anti-Tick Vaccine
Kampala, Uganda: The National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) is in advanced stages of producing an anti-tick vaccine, theCooperator has learned. Speaking at a policy dialogue organized by NARO and The Uganda We…
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Kenya roots for harmonized quality standards for enhanced intra-Africa trade
NAIROBI: Kenya on Wednesday called for harmonized quality product standards across African countries in order to enhance intra-Africa trade. Peter Munya, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, called on…
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Fresh foods prices hike due to drought
Tomatoes are selling like a hot cake in the fresh food market in Busia town. A box of tomatoes has increased to shillings 500,000 from shillings 100,000 in the last four months.…
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Trade Ministry to host inaugural BUBU Expo
KAMPALA, Uganda: The inaugural Buy Uganda Build Uganda (BUBU) Expo is set to take place between March 7-9 at the Independent Grounds in Kololo. The event is organized by the Ministry of…
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West Nile Growers Cooperative Union in Bumper Tobacco sales
ARUA, Uganda: The Sun’s heat in the compound of West Nile Growers Cooperative Union in Arua is enormous, but on the ready is a team of Uganda Revenue Authority officials (URA) who…
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Coffee Farmers in Mityana celebrate price hike
MITYANA, Uganda: Coffee farmers in Mityana under the Wamala Growers Cooperative Union are smiling following a slight increase of the coffee prices due to shortage this season. Scores of farmers who spoke…
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