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News
Masindi residents decry poor extension services
MASINDI– Residents of Masindi district are dissatisfied with the inadequate extension services rendered by different officers of the district local government. The residents expressed their concerns on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Rice processing plant excites Nwoya farmers
NWOYA– Rice Processing plant acquired under Nwoya Cassava and Rice grower’s Cooperative Society Limited has given morale to small-scale farmers who will now add value to their produce. The farmers have been…
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Lira farmers urged to invest in fish farming
LIRA– Tom Anyii, Chief Executive Officer Taf Agro Tourism Mixed Farm at Telela village in Lira City East Division, has advised farmers across the country to invest in fish farming but also…
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International
Africa and the Caribbean to firm cooperation via regional development banks
KAMPALA– Economic ties between Africa and the Caribbean took a strong upward turn this week as the regions’ premier financial institutions—the African Development Bank [AfDB] and the Caribbean Development Bank—came together to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Kasaija delivers on PDM money in new budget
KAMPALA– The Finance Minister Matia Kasaija yesterday underlined government seriousness in the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM], providing Shs 1.059 trillion in the new budget to the programme he said…
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Museveni tags teachers as ‘greedy’, priotises free and compulsory primary education
KAMPALA– President Yoweri Museveni is not happy that teachers in government-aided schools continue to damand salary enahncements and has instead acused them of being “greedy”. Instead, Museveni wants the Members of Parliament…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Pader district runs short of extension workers
PADER– The shortage of agricultural extension workers in Pader district is becoming a big concern as farmers are not getting adequate services, which in the end affects farm output. Pader district has…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Katakwi dairy farmers get cooler to boost milk production
KATAKWI– Dairy farmers in Katakwi district have a reason to smile again after the Dairy Development Authority [DDA], a statuary agency under the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] revamped…
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First community greenhouse launched in Gulu City
GULU– A group of 25 local farmers in Laroo-Pece Division, Gulu City have embarked on greenhouse farming amidst the growing degradation of wetlands in the city. Obiya-Laroo Community PRELNOR Green House project…
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Development
New study calls for investing in high-potential commodities
KAMPALA – Uganda’s post-covid-19 socio-economic recovery could be fast-tracked if we are to go by the recommendations of a new economic study. The study that recommends which agri-food sub-sectors should be prioritized…
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