climate change
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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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News
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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News
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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International
Mas Coop introduces new model of affordable housing
PARISH– Mas Coop, residents’ cooperative in Southwest France is paving the way for a new model of affordable housing that bridges the gap between ownership and rent for low and middle-income households,…
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International
Sharp, long-lasting slowdown to hit developing countries hard, says World Bank
WASHINGTON – Global growth is slowing sharply in the face of elevated inflation, higher interest rates, reduced investment, and disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the latest Global Economic…
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Agriculture
Agriculture: MPs urge gov’t to invest more in irrigation technologies
LIRA – Legislators on Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture have advised government to put more money into irrigation technologies to boost agricultural production continues even during dry seasons. They also called upon government…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 350 farmers register to plant bamboo in Amuru
AMURU – A total of 353 farmers in Lakang Sub-county in Amuru district have registered to join commercial bamboo farming. This follows an initiative by Association of Acholi Environmentalists, a charity group…
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East Africa
Rwanda: IMF approves US$ 319mln loan to build resilience to climate change
KIGALI-The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$ 319 million loan asked by Rwanda under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility [RSF]. According to IMF, Rwanda is the first…
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