agriculture
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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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News
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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Fairtrade
ILO’s ACCEL Africa Project empowers Nigeria’s cocoa cooperatives
LAGOS– In Nigeria, the ILO’s ACCEL Africa Project is working with a network comprising field trainers, managers of cooperative unions, members of cocoa farmers’ cooperative society and other supporting organizations in the…
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Western
Heavy downpour predicted in Western Uganda; farmers urged to plant perennial crops
MBARARA – The Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) has asked farmers in the Western region to plant perennial crops to fully utilize the anticipated heavy rains during the months of April and…
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Refugees, host communities scramble for access to agricultural land in Obongi district
OBONGI – Host communities and South Sudanese refugees in Palorinya sub-county in Obongi district are scrambling for access to fertile land for agricultural practices. Palorinya sub-county has a total of 47,297 South…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kinyara Sugar limited, farmers lose more than 3000 acres of cane to fire
MASINDI – Kinyara Sugar Limited and the sugarcane out-growers in Masindi district have lost more than 3000 acres of sugarcane plantation to fires since December last year, says Mathivanan Masilamani, the Agriculture…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbarara City to host the National Meteorological Day, focusing on farming seasons
MBARARA – Uganda will today join the rest of the world to celebrate the World Meteorological Day. According to Lillian Nkwenge, the Principal Communications Officer (PCO) at Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA),…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Reconstruction of Tochi Irrigation Scheme resumes in Oyam district
OYAM – After farmers counted losses and deserted the Tochi Irrigation Scheme in Oyam district due to over flooding, Ministry of Water and Environment has recalled the firm which was undertaking the…
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