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Bushenyi tea farmers form cooperative union to strengthen collective voice

BUSHENYI, December 2, 2025 – Tea farmers in Bushenyi district have formalised their collective efforts by establishing the Bushenyi District Tea Farmers’ Cooperative Union, a move aimed at strengthening their bargaining power…

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Serere women reap big from block farming

SERERE, December 2, 2025 2025 — In Serere district, women who have embraced block farming say the approach has transformed their wellbeing, with many saying they now have money in their pockets.…

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Politics: Museveni pledges coffee factory and ferry to boost regional trade

IBANDA, December 2, 2025 – President Yoweri Museveni, the National Resistance Movement [NRM]flag bearer in the upcoming presidential election, has pledged to build a coffee factory in Ibanda district and establish a…

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Agriterra and Senegal sign five-year deal to boost cooperative farming

DAKAR, December 2, 2025 — The representatives from Agriterra and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Livestock of Senegal recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] at the Residence of the…

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Loss of crop diversity threatens Africa’s food sovereignty – FAO

KAMPALA, December 1, 2025 — The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO] has sounded the alarm over the rapid loss of Africa’s crop diversity. Yurdi Yasmi, Director of Plant…

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Agriterra to boost capacity of Wagagai Coffee Farmers’ SACCO members

KAPCHORWA, December 1, 2025 — In a significant boost to the cooperative movement in the Sebei Subregion, Agriterra has entered into a five-year partnership with Wagagai Coffee Farmers’ SACCO aimed at strengthening…

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Gov’t Chief Whip urges locals in Alebtong to embrace PDM and Emyooga

ALEBTONG, December 1, 2025 — Government Chief Whip and National Resistance Movement [NRM] flag-bearer for Ajuri County Member of Parliament , Denis Hamson Obua, has called on residents in his constituency to…

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Excitement as school dropout mothers gain vocational skills

KIKUUBE, December 1, 2025— More than 350 young people, mainly young mothers who dropped out of school due to their parents’ financial constraints in Kikuube district, now have reason to smile after…

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Uganda fetches Shs 530.2bln from extractive sector as EITI Report is submitted to Oslo

KAMPALA, November 30, 2025— The Uganda Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative [UGEITI] recently launched its Fourth EITI Report, which covers the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June, 2023. The report was officially launched by the…

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COP30: AfDB strengthens investments in climate-peace-security nexus

MELES, November 30, 2025 — Climate change, of which Africa has been the principal victim, is aggravating severe and rising security threats across the continent — including terrorism, armed confrontations, and inter-community…

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