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Agriculture
Fort Portal matooke traders protest high taxes
Matooke traders in Fort Portal have protested a Shs 500 tax that is levied off each bunch of matooke, saying…
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Over 600 groups register for Emyooga in Masindi
Over 600 groups in Masindi have been registered to benefit from the Presidential Initiative on Wealth and Job creation (Emyooga).…
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Child street vendors on the rise as schools remain closed
Kasese Municipal council authorities have expressed concern over the growing number of children that are taking up street vending following…
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Agriculture
MAAIF tractors prove costly to farmers due to frequent breakdowns
In a bid to boost productivity in the agricultural sector through mechanization, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries…
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Farmers in Acoli lose acres of crops to floods
Heavy rains in Acoli sub region have left acres of crop gardens submerged. The heavy rains which poured for a…
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Magazine
What happened to Uganda’s Marketing Boards?
While delivering last year’s State of the Nation Address, President Museveni noted that his government remained committed to using “the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
New tea growing initiative launched in Gulu
Edwin Foundation Tea Initiative, in partnership with the Gulu district local government, has launched tea growing in Gulu district. Speaking…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Heavy rains ravage Rwampara, farmers advised to plant trees
Residents of 7 villages in Rwampara district have called for emergency relief after heavy rain washed away gardens of crops…
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Costly seed and feed strain fish farming in Acoli
More than 900 fish farmers in Acoli subregion are struggling to stock their ponds with fish fingerlings (fish seed), due…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Teacher arrested for impersonating cooperatives’ officials
Police in Mbarara yesterday morning arrested a secondary school teacher for allegedly ripping off a number of cooperatives around Mbarara…
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