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Farmers urged to preserve indigenous seeds as seed bank launched in Serere
SERERE, October 30, 2025 — The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum Uganda [ESAFF Uganda] has established a community seed bank at Alilimo village in Kyere Town Council, Serere district.…
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Cooperative farmers selected to promote biofortified crops in refugee host communities
KIKUUBE, September 29, 2025 — Farmers under various cooperative societies in the refugee host communities in Kikuube District are partnering with the Association for Strengthening Agriculture Research in Eastern and Central Africa…
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Kikuube: Coop managers urged to uphold good governance practices
KIKUUBE, August 14, 2025 – Managers of cooperatives, including Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Kikuube district, have been urged to uphold good governance, particularly transparency and accountability, if these entities…
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Kikuube: Local cooperative receives tractor to boost agricultural production
KIKUUBE, August 11, 2025 – Farmers under the Buhumuriro Tukorerehamwe Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Kikuube district have received a major boost following the donation of a tractor worth over Shs 100…
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Kikuube leaders, farmers welcome Grain Quality Ordinance aimed at improving post-harvest handling
KIKUUBE, July 25, 2025 — Leaders and farmers in Kikuube district have welcomed the recently passed Grain Quality Ordinance, which aims to improve post-harvest handling of grain crops across the district. Post-harvest…
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Alebtong RDC urges farmers to embrace coffee growing
ALEBTONG, 22 July 2025 — The Resident District Commissioner [RDC] of Alebtong, Geoffrey Okiswa, has called on local farmers to embrace coffee cultivation, describing it as a key government initiative aimed at…
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Museveni proposes village boreholes to address water challenges for farmers
MUKONO, June 25, 2025 –– President Yoweri Museveni has said government is to establish boreholes per village to address the farmers’ widespread concerns about inadequate water for poultry and livestock as well…
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PDM SACCO Chairperson jailed for corruption
MUKONO, June 24, 2025 –– The chairperson of a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO ] has been sentenced to two months in prison for soliciting a bribe linked to the Parish…
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PDM transforms lives of PWDs in Lira City
LIRA, June 16, 2025 – – Persons with disabilities [ PWDs ] in Lira City are experiencing a significant transformation in their livelihoods, thanks to soft loans provided by the Government of…
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Elephants invade villages, destroy crops in Nwoya district
NWOYA, May 30, 2025 –– More than 100 elephants from Murchison Falls National Park have invaded four villages in Lii Sub-county, Nwoya district, destroying large swathes of food crops and prompting residents…
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