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News
Parliament finally passes Animal Feeds Bill
KAMPALA, February 21, 2024 – The House has passed the Animal Feeds Bill, 2023 creating a committee to regulate production, storage, importation, exportation, and marketing of animal feeds. The Animal Feeds Committee…
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Govt presents bills to merge its entities
KAMPALA, February 21, 2024 – Government has introduced nine bills before Parliament, aimed at legalising provisions to rationalise agencies in different sectors of the economy. The Bills will amend existing laws that…
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Govt decries immature fish on local market, calls for sustainable harvesting of mukene
KAMPALA, February 13, 2024 – Government is concerned about immature fish entering the country through Elegu border in Amuru district. Elegu border is shared between Uganda and South Sudan. This was revealed…
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Africa
AU Roundtable at Africa’s Green Economy Summit aims to catalyse investments, partnerships to combat climate change
KAMPALA, February 5, 2024 – The Africa Union [ AU ] “Scaling Up Green Investments to Address Climate Change” roundtable taking place at Africa’s Green Economy Summit in Cape Town this month offers…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Alebtong district boss calls for more funding of PDM
ALEBTONG, February 5, 2024 – The Alebtong district LCV Chairman, David Kennedy Odongo has appealed to government to allocate more funds to the Parish Development Model [PDM], saying it will boost agricultural…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Angola: Growth of non-petroleum exports and 36,000 new businesses, thanks to AfDB support
LUANDA, February 5, 2024 – The Institutional Capacity Building Project for Private Sector Development, which was implemented in Angola between 2014 and 2023, delivered better-than-expected outcomes as shown in the recent Project…
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Western
NASECO Seed Company to support establishment of demonstration gardens in schools
KAKUMIRO, February 2, 2024 – School administrators, parents and learners in Nyalweyo Sub-county and Kakumiro Town Council in Kakumiro district have a reason to smile after the NASECO Seed Company launched a…
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Northern
Lira University needs Shs 5bln for research and innovation
LIRA, January 22, 2024 – The Chancellor of Lira University, Justice Dr Joseph Benjamin Odoki has appealed to government to increase the institution’s research and innovation budget to at least Shs 5…
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Cooperatives & Communities
LCI chairpersons launch SACCO, ask Museveni for tractors
HOIMA, January 22, 2024 – Local Council One [LCI] chairpersons in Hoima City have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to help them acquire two tractors promised to them by the Ministry of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Fighting poverty: Ugandans advised to embrace PDM, Emyooga
MBALE, January 18, 2024 -The National Coordinator of the Emyooga programme, Ritah Namuwenge has advised Ugandans to use the Parish Development Model [PDM] and Emyooga programme to empower themselves economically. Namuwenge said…
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