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Lira City farmer suffers loss as floods submerge fish ponds

LIRA -The chief executive officer of Telela Agri-tourism Farm, one of the progressive farmers in the Lango Sub- region, Tom Anyii is counting losses after recent floods submerged some of his fish…

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Boda boda association to collect over Shs 280mln

GULU – Gulu West Boda Boda Association expects to collect Shs 288 million from members in the financial years 2023 /2024 and 2024/ 2025. Emmy Ocen, the chairperson of the commercial riders’…

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Tourism on track for full recovery as new data shows strong start to 2023

KAMPALA-International tourism is well on its way to returning to prepandemic levels, with twice as many people travelling during the first quarter of 2023 than in the same period of 2022, according…

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Park animals not responsible for spreading FMD, UWA tells farmers, others

KIRUHURA– A section of veterinary doctors and farmers in western Uganda have for some time blamed the increase in the spread of foot and mouth disease [ FMD ] in the area…

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Bugisu farmers decry fake agro-inputs on market

MBALE –Farmers in Bugisu Sub-region have asked government to intervene and address the issue of the increasing presence of fake agro-inputs on the local market. Judith Mukite, a poultry farmer in Mbale…

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Distribution of coffee seedlings starts in Northern Uganda

GULU – Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] has started the distribution of coffee seedlings to farmers in Northern Uganda. The Acholi Sub-region extension officer for UCDA, Wilfred Oyella disclosed the development on…

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NAAC partners with Lira City to fight fake agro-inputs

LIRA- The presence of counterfeit agro-inputs could soon become a thing of the past in Lango Sub-region if a new partnership between the National Alliance for Agricultural Cooperatives in Uganda [ NAAC…

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Equity Bank Uganda engages media on 2022 financials

KAMPALA -Equity Bank Uganda on Monday held a media engagement in Kampala to discuss the financial performance of 2022, the Africa Recovery and Resilience Plan and its achievements so far, as well…

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Emyooga SACCOs in Masaka region get extra seed capital of Shs 6bln

MASAKA-About 300 best-performing Emyooya SACCOs in the 22 constituencies that make up the greater Masaka region have received more seed capital of Shs about 6 billion to grow their income generating activities.…

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River Semliki washes away over 10 villages as it bursts its banks

NTOROKO – Following heavy rains in Ntoroko district, River Semliki burst its banks washing away 10 villages and displacing over 1000 residents. Residents from the 10 villages of Kayanja, Kyobe, Masaka, Karugaju,…

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