Cassava
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Cooperatives & Communities
Utilise PDM to embrace urban farming, Lira City residents urged
LIRA-Although there is limited land in urban areas for large-scale farming, farmers in Lira City have been advised to utilise the Parish Development Model Programme [PDM] to engage in fish and poultry…
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Agriculture
Aduku Sub-county enacts cassava bylaw
KWANIA-Leaders of Aduku Sub-county in Kwania district have passed a bylaw to promote cassava growing, saying the crop will help households fight poverty. Under the new ordinance dubbed “Cassava Ordinance” every household…
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Cooperatives & Communities
EKMCS installs Shs 18mln cassava milling machine
SERERE– East Kyoga Multipurpose Cooperative Society [EKMCS] has installed a cassava hammer milling machine worth Shs 18.5 million, according to Stephen Epau, the cooperative’s chairperson. Epau says the milling machine was established with…
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Agriculture
Demand for value addition when you have enough production, farmers told
NWOYA-Farmers in Nwoya district have been advised to demand for value addition facilities when they are sure of dependable production. According to the coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation [OWC] in Acholi Sub-region…
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News
Hoima farmers worried as strange disease ravages cassava farms
HOIMA-Farmers in Kigorobya Sub-county, Hoima district are counting losses following the outbreak of a strange disease that is ravaging cassava gardens. The disease affects the plant as it matures, causing the tubers…
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News
South Sudanese refugees on spot over food and animal theft
LAMWO – Counter accusations have emerged between the South Sudanese refugees and host communities in Lamwo district over the theft of food and animals. Host communities in the district allege that the…
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News
Museveni rallies church leaders on modern agriculture
AGAGO-President Yoweri Museveni has urged church leaders to rally followers to join intensive agricultural practices in order to eradicate household poverty, especially by embracing a four-acre farming model. Museveni said the church…
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Cooperatives & Communities
NARO develops new cassava varieties
LIRA-The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has developed two new cassava varieties that are resistant to drought and disease. The varieties [NAROCAS 1 and NAROCAS 2], according to the director of Ngetta…
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News
Rainstorms hit Ibanda and Isingiro districts
IBANDA-A rainstorm has destroyed at least more than 300 acres of food crops in some villages of Ibanda district, leaving some households food insecure. Julius Bitwababo, the LC I Rwemengo I, Rwengwe…
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Africa
AfDB and partners launch US$ 520mln for special agro-industrial processing zones in Nigeria
ABUJA– Nigeria on Monday began its long journey to end hunger and achieve food security by launching the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones [SAPZ], a programme initiated by the African Development Bank [AfDB].…
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