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Museveni, Among clash over 4-acre model in Northern Uganda
GULU CITY, August 30, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has sharply criticised the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, for challenging the relevance of the 4-acre model he has been advocating nationwide. Among…
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MOU to support sustainable development in COMESA region signed
LUSAKA, August 30, 2024 – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [ COMESA ] and International Institute for Sustainable Development [IISD] recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MOU] to cooperate…
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Butebo locals urged to use land efficiently for economic prosperity
BUTEBO, August 23, 2024 – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on residents of Butebo district in eastern Uganda to fully utilise their land to achieve greater economic prosperity He made his…
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Uganda to host Extraordinary Agricultural Summit
KAMPALA, August 22, 2024 – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday held discussions with the African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment, Ambassador Josefa Sacko. Ambassador Josefa Sacko…
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Uganda Evaluation Week ongoing in Kampala
KAMPALA, August 20, 2024 – The eighth Uganda Evaluation Week [UEW] is taking place from August 19 – 23, 2024, at the Uganda Management Institute [UMI] in Kampala. The event is organised…
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Draft National Tax Policy in the offing
KAMPALA, August 9, 2024 – The Finance ministry is nearing completion of a new National Tax Policy, which is anticipated to become public in December. This policy will outline comprehensive guidelines for…
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Boosting agricultural value addition: MPs urge gov’t to improve access to electricity in rural areas
KAMPALA, August 9, 2024 – Members of Parliament [MPs] have urged government to improve access to electricity in rural areas to boost value-addition in the agriculture sector. The legislators made the call…
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MAAIF lifts FMD quarantine on livestock trade in Bukedea district
BUKEDEA, August 1, 2024 – Trade in livestock and related products can continue in Bukedea district. This is after the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] lifted a quarantine imposed…
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Teso College Aloet to set up irrigation scheme to support learners
SOROTI, July 30, 2024 – The administrators of Teso College Aloet [TCA] plan to support learners in the new curriculum by setting up a small-scale irrigation scheme project on the school’s farm.…
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Mechanised agriculture: Farmers in northern Uganda urged to take advantage of cooperatives
GULU, July 30, 2024: Famers in northern Uganda have been urged to use cooperative societies if they are to benefit from financial support for mechanised production. The Bank of Uganda [BoU] Agricultural…
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