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Farmers decry continued invasion of elephants from Kibale National Park
KABAROLE – Residents of Kasenda Sub-county in Kabarole district have decried the persistent invasion of wild animals from Kibale National Park. The most affected parishes are Isunga, Nyabweya and Burambira, all neighbouring…
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Prices of foodstuffs rise in Kikuube district
KIKUUBE – Residents of Kikuube district are grappling with high prices of beans and posho arising from the low supply of the foodstuffs. Bosco Sebazungu, a resident of Waraganza trading center in…
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Agriculture
Lango, Teso farmers embrace growing iron-rich beans
LIRA – Farmers in the Lango and Teso sub-regions have started the production of iron-rich beans, alongside orange sweet potatoes, and green vegetables such as Sukuma wiki to improve nutrition in their…
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Environment
Kikuube leaders implicated in destruction of Bugoma Forest Reserve
KIKUUBE – Kikuube district leaders, including members of the district executive committee have been accused of aiding the depletion of Bugoma Forest Reserve through the cutting of trees for timber and charcoal…
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Teso cultural leader urges subjects to embrace commercial farming
SOROTI – The Emorimor of Teso, Paul Sande Emolot has urged his subjects to embrace commercial farming in a bid to fight household poverty. The Emorimor made the remarks on Friday during…
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Agriculture
Minister Ngobi launches Shs 500mln model farm in Butebo district
BUTEBO – The State Minister for Trade and Cooperatives, Frederick Ngobi Gume has launched a Shs 500 million model farm in Kacuru Sub-county, Butebo district to help improve farming activities in the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Musenero urges Butebo farmers to embrace PDM
BUTEBO – The Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Monica Musenero, has urged residents of Butebo district in eastern Uganda to embrace the Parish Development Model [PDM] in the fight against…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nwoya farmers shun ACDP stores
NWOYA– Four multi-million farmers’ storage facilities in Purongo, Anaka, Alero, and Kochgoma sub-counties in Nwoya district are underutilised as farmers keep their produce in homes, theCooperator has learnt. The storage facilities were…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bulambuli: Govt asked to expedite release of PDM funds
BULAMBULI- Members of Parliament in Bulambuli district have asked government to urgently disburse parish development model [PDM] funds to the beneficiaries who are eager to implement their activities. The legislators said giving…
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Leaders ask Museveni to intervene in Kikuube land row
KIKUUBE– Leaders in Kikuube district have asked President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to resettle more than 1,000 people who have since February last year pitched camp at the offices of the Kikuube resident…
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