agriculture
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Environment
Police halt sand mining in Masaka wetland
MASAKA– Environment police in Masaka have stopped activities of sand mining, following the destruction of 20 acres of a wetland at Kasanje-Nakigga village in Bukakata Sub-county, Masaka district. Kasanje-Nakigga wetland stretches from…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira University to open faculty of agriculture in Amolatar
LIRA-Lira University is to open a Faculty of Agriculture and Fisheries in Amolatar district after it was offered land there to kick-start the project. According to the university`s vice chancellor, Prof. Jasper…
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Agriculture
Demand for value addition when you have enough production, farmers told
NWOYA-Farmers in Nwoya district have been advised to demand for value addition facilities when they are sure of dependable production. According to the coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation [OWC] in Acholi Sub-region…
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Development
Nebbi taxi park project stalls, developers blamed
NEBBI – Authorities in Nebbi Municipality have blamed local developers for failing to complete their lock-ups in the new taxi and bus parks. According to the leaders, the delayed works that were…
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News
Schools urged to engage in agricultural practices
SOROTI– Schools in Uganda have been asked to actively participate in agricultural practices as one of the ways of preparing the learners to engage in production after school. The call was made…
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News
Museveni rallies church leaders on modern agriculture
AGAGO-President Yoweri Museveni has urged church leaders to rally followers to join intensive agricultural practices in order to eradicate household poverty, especially by embracing a four-acre farming model. Museveni said the church…
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Agriculture
Education officer urges students to embrace farming
LIRA-Students in Uganda have been urged not to have a negative attitude towards agriculture/ farming and instead embrace it as a business activity that can transform their lives. Moses Olok, a senior…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira cooperative society asks gov’t to establish irrigation schemes
LIRA-Miromi Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Agali Sub-county Lira district wants government to establish sources of water, especially irrigation schemes for agricultural production in the country. A report conducted by Uganda Farmers Common…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Itek Okile Co-op registers success after settling disputes
LIRA-Itek Okile Rice Growers Cooperative Society in Itek Sub-county, Lira district has registered success after settling a leadership row where some leaders and managers were accused of financial mismanagement. The cooperative has…
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News
Gen.Katumba warns politicians against sabotaging PDM
KOLE– The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, has warned politicians in Lango Sub-region against sabotaging the Parish Development Model [PDM]. Katumba made the remarks on Saturday while addressing…
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