agriculture
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Cooperatives & Communities
Extremely Hot Weather Hinders Alternative Feeds Project
GULU – Extremely hot weather has hampered efforts by poultry and fish farmers in parts of Acholi sub region to breed black soldier fly larvae as alternative feeds for fish and poultry.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Paicho Cooperative Store Construction Delayed
GULU – Construction of Paicho Central Kal Growers’ Cooperative Society Limited (PCKGCS) store has delayed due to inadequate funds. Construction of the store by Stanhope General Merchandise, should have started in October…
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Cooperatives Are Key In Modern Farming Methods
AMURU – After the Lord Resistance Army (LRA) and Uganda People’s Defense Forces’ (UPDF) insurgency, the biting poverty at the time forced those who had returned from the Internally Displaced Camps (IDPs)…
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Inaccessible Tractor Hire Services Failing Farmers
YUMBE – Limited access to tractor hire services in Yumbe district, has led to failure of Aupi Community Cooperative Credit and Savings Society Limited to utilize more than 200 acres of their…
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We Cannot Reach Out To The Farmers
KITGUM – Officials at East Acholi Cooperative Union (EACU) have decried failure to reach the farmers as the second lock-down takes effect. To them, they are being restricted in their movements to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers Encouraged To Take Up Agricultural Insurance
AMURU – Leaders of Kweyo Growers Cooperative Society are encouraging their members to take up agricultural insurance, to save them losses resulting from risks such as pests, diseases, and drought among others.…
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News
Cassava Value Addition to Support Livestock Feedlot Technology
Hon Goli Ogwal Moses, MP-elect Dokolo North Constituency is leading a campaign to ensure that livestock farmers in Northern Uganda grow cassava on a large scale for animal feeds to improve their…
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Feedlot Technology To Boost Livestock Production
Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) is working with other partners including Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), to implement a project to enhance livestock production funded by the European…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nebbi Farmers Count Loses As Dry Spell Bites
NEBBI– Farmers in Nebbi district have started counting loses in this first planting season due to the dry spell that has stunted the growth of crops. They said the affected crops are:…
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