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Elephants destroy crops as they wreak havoc in Kiryandongo district
KIRYANDONGO, August 4, 2025 — Farmers in Bunyama village in Kyankende parish within Kiryandongo district are grappling with the devastating consequences of wildlife conflict, as elephants continue to wreak havoc on their…
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Hoima disburses PDM funds to more beneficiaries
HOIMA, July 15, 2025 –– Hoima District Local Government has commenced the process of disbursement of Shs 2.75 billion to a new group of beneficiaries under the Parish Development Model [PDM]. Launched…
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Museveni launches Four-Acre Model campaign in Greater Kibaale
KIBAALE, November 18, 2024 — President Yoweri Museveni launched the Four-Acre Model, a modern type of farming campaign in Greater Kibaale districts on Friday. The Greater Kibaale districts comprise Kakumiro, Kagadi and…
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Bugisu farmers advised to embrace organic farming for improved yields
BULAMBULI, November 12, 2024 — Feed the Future Uganda, a non-governmental organisation operating in Uganda, has urged farmers in the Bugisu Subregion to adopt the use of organic fertilisers/manure on their farms…
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Think tank calls for farmers’ contributary social security schemes
KAMPALA, October 15, 2024 – The government should facilitate the formation of farmer-focused contributory social security schemes to help farmers save for unforeseeable shocks. Dr. Brian Sserunjogi, a research fellow at Economic…
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Museveni entices Ssembabule pastoralists with coffee seedlings
SEMBABULE, September 12, 2024 – In an effort to diversify the livelihoods of pastoralists in Ssembabule and Gomba, President Yoweri Museveni has distributed 50,000 coffee seedlings to local herding communities. Traditionally, these…
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SHACU, PDM Secretariat collaborate to end corruption in programme implementation
KAMPALA, August 29, 2024 — Corruption in the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM] could soon become a thing of the past. This follows a high-level meeting held yesterday between Brig.…
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Bishop decries diversion of PDM funds in Lango
KWANIA, August 23, 2024 – Rt. Rev. Julius Ceasar Nina Otim, the Bishop of the Diocese of West Lango has condemned some of the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [ PDM…
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Kwania: SACCO leaders empowered with financial management skills
KWANIA, June 16, 2024 – In a bid to curb mismanagement of the funds under their control, leaders of the Parish Development Model SACCOs [PDM SACCOs] in Kwania district have been trained…
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Agrofield Business: Promoting “Made in Congo” products
BRAZZAVILLE, May 29, 2024 – Agrofield Business is an agribusiness cooperative whose mission is to make chips from local fruit. As its president, Edith Nanette Diba, a 34-year-old Congolese entrepreneur with a…
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