agriculture
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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 200 acres of crops destroyed by hailstorm in Masindi
More than 300 farmers from five villages in Pakanyi Sub County in Masindi district are counting losses following a hailstorm which destroyed over 200 acres of crops on Wednesday this week. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu: Multi-million milk processor still grounded two years after breakdown
A multi-million shilling milk processing plant owned by Gulu Women Dairy Cooperative Society remains non-functional, two years after it broke down. The milk pasteurizer was donated to the 200-member cooperative society by…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kasese fish farmers lose millions to devastating floods
Over 50 farmers in Kasese municipality are counting losses in the millions of shillings after all their fish ponds were swept away or covered up by flash floods that ravaged the entire…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister warns Kasese residents of more disasters, urges relocation to safer areas
Following the recent spate of disastrous floods and landslides in the district, State Minister for Relief and Disaster Preparedness, Musa Ecweru, has warned residents of Kasese district to expect more such disasters…
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News
Masindi farmers demand for coffee hurler from government
Coffee farmers in Masindi district want government to establish a coffee processing machine within the district, saying that they produce enough coffee to sustain it. Masindi district has four active coffee cooperatives,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lamwo: 400 LDUs deployed to plant sugarcane due to labour shortage
Four hundred Local Defence Unit personnel, LDUs, have been deployed to help plant sugarcane for Ayuu Alali Cooperative Society Limited in Lamwo district. The Ministry of Agriculture resorted to using the LDUs…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Covid-19: Tooro dairy cooperative donates milk to Kabarole children’s homes
Tooro Dairy Cooperative Society Limited has donated 420 litres of pasteurised milk to the four homes caring for vulnerable children in Kabarole district. The cooperative’s support was part of its relief efforts towards…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kasese fish traders hit by low demand
Fish traders in Kasese have expressed their dismay over the low demand for fish despite a drastic drop in fish prices. According to fresh fish traders based at Kayanja landing site, the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lamwo: 800 tonnes of sugarcane seeds face expiry due to labour shortage
Over 800 tonnes of cane seeds acquired for planting under the Ayuu Alali commercial Sugarcane Project in Lamwo district are set to expire next week because of inadequate workers to plant them.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Uganda registers increase in coffee exports despite COVID-19
Uganda registered an increase in coffee exports in March 2020, despite an overall contraction in international trade as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a report from the Uganda Coffee Development Authority…
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