Amuru District
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News
Amuru farmers get irrigation equipment
AMURU– Amuru district local government has distributed 11 solar-powered irrigation equipment to small-scale farmers to continue practicing farming during the dry season and boost their household income. The equipment was provided as…
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Amuru district in talks with government over free customary land titles
AMURU– Amuru district local government is in talks with the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development to provide free customary land titles for four administrative units in the district. The administrative units…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Unexploded ordnances threaten agricultural activities in Amuru.
AMURU – Amuru district leaders and farmers are concerned over the increasing number of unexploded ordnances being unearthed during the ongoing land preparation for planting period. So far, more than 300 unexploded…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Vendors seeking government support after Elegu market fire outbreak
AMURU – Victims of last month’s fire outbreak at Elegu Border Market that saw items worth more than Shs3 billion destroyed have appealed for government support to help their businesses recover from…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ayugi-Pugwang Cooperative Society demand UPDF to vacate their land
AMURU – Members of the Ayugi-Pugwang Cooperative Society Limited in Pabo sub-county and Town Council in Amuru district are demanding Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to vacate their land. The land measuring…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amuru authorities issue fresh ban on makeshift structures at Elegu Border Market
AMURU – Authorities in Amuru district have banned traders at Elegu Border Market from erecting new makeshift structures at the market following a fire outbreak that destroyed properties worth billions of shillings.…
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Amuru market vendors want hawkers and produce dealers’ operations restricted
AMURU – Pabo market vendors in Pabo Town Council, Amuru district want the town council and district authorities to restrict the movement and operation of hawkers and produce dealers. They say hawkers…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MP Olanya donates a tractor to Amuru farmers
AMURU – Gilbert Olanya, the Kilak South Member of Parliament has donated a tractor to farmers in his constituency. The tractor worth Shs165 million was received by Rwot Otinga Otto Otuka Yai,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UNRA resumes construction of Lakang-Rhino Camp landing site
ARUA – The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has resumed the construction of a landing site that will see a ferry deployed to connect Amuru and Acholi sub-regions to Rhino Camp in…
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Development
Avocado cooperative seeks to make Acholi a green sub-region
ACHOLI – Gulu Avocado Farmers’ Cooperative Society has embarked on growing Hass Avocado variety; an initiative that will see heavily deforested Acholi sub-region green again and increase income among households. The Hass Avocado…
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