climate change
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Environment
Museveni blames West Nile leaders over bush burning
ARUA – President Yoweri Museveni has blamed political leaders in West Nile Sub-region for failing to enforce the by-laws against bush burning that has become so common in the region. Museveni said…
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African govts urged to invest in Agroecology
KAMPALA – Biovision Africa Trust [BvAT], the African Union Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative, and Agroecology Partners have urged African countries to invest in organic agriculture, saying use of synthetic fertilisers harms the…
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Ugandan Arthur Larok is new Secretary General of ActionAid International
KAMPALA-ActionAid International has announced that Arthur Larok, who has been interim Secretary General at ActionAid International for the past year, has been appointed to lead the charity on a permanent basis from…
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Development
Gulu bee farmers advised to embrace climate-smart agriculture
GULU-Bee farmers in Gulu district have been urged to embrace climate-smart agriculture [CSA] to mitigate the current effects of climate change and environmental degradation due to tree cutting. CSA is an integrated…
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Agriculture
Inside government plans to boost food security
KAMPALA-Food insecurity is one of the major challenges Uganda is still grappling with, according to Uganda Food Security Outlook Report for June 2022 to January 2023. The report says season bimodal harvests…
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Agriculture
Prices of green vegetables rise in Teso
SOROTI– The prices of green vegetables in Teso Sub-region have shot up due to the low supply arising from a dry spell that does not support rain-fed agriculture. Green vegetables such as…
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2023/2024 budget: Mpuuga pledges to support social protection funding drive
KAMPALA-The Leader of Opposition in Parliament [LoP], Mathias Mpuuga has committed to supporting efforts geared towards funding social protection in the 2023/2024 national budget. This was during a meeting where the Uganda…
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Environment
Pallisa rice farmers ask govt for alternative sources of livelihood
PALLISA – Rice farmers in Pallisa district have warned that unless government secures them an alternative sources of livelihood, they will never vacate the wetlands they have been using for generations. In…
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Teso professionals launch plan to fight poverty
SOROTI-Professionals hailing from Teso Sub-region under their umbrella codenamed Ateker Professionals Initiative for Development [APID] have launched a-10 year poverty eradication strategic plan. The plan was launched this week during APID’s first…
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Agriculture
Farmers urged to embrace production of perennial crops
KWANIA –Farmers in Kwania district have been advised to embrace the growing of perennial crops which earn more money for households than seasonal crops. According to Paskweli Otoo, the executive director of…
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