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Teso College Aloet to set up irrigation scheme to support learners
SOROTI, July 30, 2024 – The administrators of Teso College Aloet [TCA] plan to support learners in the new curriculum by setting up a small-scale irrigation scheme project on the school’s farm.…
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Mechanised agriculture: Farmers in northern Uganda urged to take advantage of cooperatives
GULU, July 30, 2024: Famers in northern Uganda have been urged to use cooperative societies if they are to benefit from financial support for mechanised production. The Bank of Uganda [BoU] Agricultural…
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Nebbi: Developers warned of erecting illegal buildings in Nyaravur-Angal Town Council
NEBBI, July 29, 2024 – To curb the mushrooming of illegal buildings/structures in the newly created Nyaravur-Angal Town Council in Nebbi district, the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development [MLHUD] in…
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Interview: Dr U. S. Awasthi
NEW DELHI, 29, 2024 – Dr Udai Shankar Awasthi is the Managing Director of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), the largest fertiliser producer and marketer in India, and the biggest…
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Forests face increasing climate-related stress amid growing demand for their products, FAO report warns
ROME, July 29, 2024 – Climate change is increasing the susceptibility of the world’s forests to stressors such as wildfires and pests, according to a new flagship publication by the Food and Agriculture…
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Children’s Parliament calls for end to hunger, malnutrition
KAMPALA, July 29, 2024 – The second National Children’s Parliament has proposed agricultural development and sensitisation as a strategy to address the hunger and malnutrition crisis in the country. The Children’s Parliament…
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Buliisa health centre gets over Shs 300mln multi-purpose ward
BULIISA, July 29, 2024 – Health workers at Biiso Health Centre IV and residents in Buliisa district have a reason to smile after the construction of over Shs 300 million multi-purpose ward expected…
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Soroti district gears up for mass livestock vaccination against FMD
SOROTI, July 29, 2024 – The Soroti district production department intends to mass vaccinate livestock against the contagious Foot and Mouth Disease [FDM], a viral disease affecting cattle, goats, sheep, and pigs…
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Museveni fires embattled Ssali as Trade Ministry PS
KAMPALA, July 26, 2024: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Alex Kakooza as the new Permanent Secretary [PS] for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC]. Kakooza fills the vacuum left by…
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Fishermen given ultimatum to register their boats
BULIISA, July 26, 2024 – The Ministry of Works and Transport has given fishermen on Lake Albert and other lakes in the country a three–month ultimatum to register their fishing boats, saying it…
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