agriculture
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Africa
ACTESA develops regional horticultural observatory programme
LUSAKA– The Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa [ ACTESA ] has developed the COMESA Horticultural Observatory Programme which will be used to engage multi-stakeholders in the horticultural industry…
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News
Legislators urge gov’t to give farmers seeds for new season
KAMPALA – Members of Parliament have asked government to procure and distribute seeds to the farmers as a measure to avert famine in the months to come ahead. Some parts of the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Misinformation threatens Shs 30bln irrigation project in Amuru
AMURU-Locals of Ayila village, Guru guru Sub-county in Amuru district are skeptical about embracing an irrigation project proposed to be established in their area due to misinformation The Ayila irrigation project estimated…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Don’t meddle in our affairs, Sacco members warn politicians
NAIROBI-Members of Ekeza Sacco have warned Kenyan politicians to keep off their affairs after the government permitted the Sacco to resume normal operations, Sacco Review reports. The members blamed a section of…
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News
Experts warn of more landslides in Bugisu
MBALE – Environment experts have predicted more landslides and floods in Bugisu Sub-region if people ignore interventions designed to mitigate climate change effects. Moses Mugisha, an environmentalist, blamed the disasters on poor…
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Health
Climate Change: Experts urge government to prioritise investing in irrigation systems
KAMPALA-Climate Change and Environmental experts have urged government to prioritise and invest more resources in the establishment of irrigation systems across the country. This comes at a time when several parts of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbarara Market finally occupied after govt intervention
MBARARA– There was excitement as vendors started occupying the new Mbarara Central Market this week, ending the recent confusion caused by corruption allegations against some of the market and city council workers.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
AfDB approves more than US$1bln for emergency food production plan
ABIDJANI-The African Development Bank [AfDB] Group has approved 24, fast-track programmes to help Africa mitigate rising food prices and inflation caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Turkish agency provides agricultural support to Palestinian local cooperatives
WEST BANK– Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency [TİKA] implemented four projects focused on agriculture, energy, and employment in order to increase the production capacity of four cooperatives that are affiliated with the…
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Africa
US$550,000 earmarked to conduct study on developing Africa Cloud Ecosystem
LUSAKA-The African Development Bank [AfADB] and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [COMESA] have signed an agreement for a US$550,000 [about Shs 2 billion] NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility [IPPF]…
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