agriculture
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Cooperatives & Communities
NDA, cattle farmers blame each other on tick resistance in Western Uganda
WESTERN – For a decade, cattle farmers in Western Uganda have continued to deal with persistent tick resistance which has paralyzed the cattle farming business in the region. Farmers from the districts…
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Cooperatives & Communities
A Shs.5bn project to promote cage fish farming launched in Kabarole
KABAROLE – The government through the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has launched a Shs 5bn project to promote cage fish farming on the crater lakes in Kabarole district. The project is…
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Development
Five Companies pre-selected to supply irrigation equipment to Nwoya farmers
NWOYA – Five private companies have been pre-selected to supply irrigation equipment to 141 selected farmers in Nwoya district under a micro-scale irrigation program introduced by the government. Solar now, Ferrest Investment…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kagadi hailstorm destroys 1000 acres of crop gardens
KAGADI – More than 3,000 farmers from 7 villages of Kisuura parish Bwikara sub-county, Kagadi district are counting loses after heavy hailstorms destroyed their farms and killed animals. The heavy rains coupled…
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Cooperatives & Communities
National Coffee Act inspires debate on new laws on registration of farmers
UGANDA – The Executive Director, Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), Dr Emmanuel Lyamulemye, has revealed that Clause 26 of the National Coffee Act has inspired debates on a new law on farmers’…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Thai taxi cooperatives turn the rooftops of idle cabs into mini gardens
BANGKOK (AP) — Taxi fleets in Thailand are giving new meaning to the term “rooftop garden” as they utilize the roofs of cabs idled by the Coronavirus crisis to serve as small…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Heavy downpour kills one, properties worth millions destroyed in Masindi
MASINDI – A 32-year-old woman has died after being washed away by running water as a result of a heavy downpour in Kimina village, Kiruli sub-county, Masindi district. The incident occurred during…
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Development
More than 31m people likely to face food insecurity and hunger in East Africa
KAMPALA – An estimated 31.4 million people in the Eastern Africa are likely to face acute food insecurity and hunger unless states take appropriate response mechanisms. A regional research report by the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farm credit giving Omoro and Amuru women farmers a lifeline
OMORO – Dero-she capital, a local community-based organization (CBO) is helping more than 170 rural women in Amuru and Omoro districts to profitably engage in agriculture by extending farm credit to them.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Leveraging Ugandan food systems to attain SDGs by 2030
The Secretary-General of the United Nations will convene a Food Systems Summit in September, 2021 in a bid to accelerate the implementation of the Decade of Action to Achieve the Sustainable Development…
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