Commercial Agriculture
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News
Kole farmers urged to embrace agricultural mechanisation
KOLE, March 14, 2024 – The Woman Member of Parliament for Kole district Judith Alyek, has emphasised the need for farmers in the district to adopt agricultural mechanisation to boost farm productivity,…
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Agriculture
Amuru risks losing over Shs 1.1bln for irrigation equipment
AMURU-Amuru district production department is at risk of losing at least Shs 1.1 billion meant for procuring small-scale irrigation equipment. The government allocated the said money through the Micro Scale Irrigation Programme…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Koboko farmer SACCOs hire tractor to boost commercial farming
KOBOKO – Farmer SACCOs in Koboko district will now find it easy to cultivate land after they acquired a tractor from Muni University. According to the farmer SACCO leaders, the tractor will…
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Technology
Micro-scale Irrigation Programme: Amuru farmers turn to banks for loans
AMURU – Farmers in Amuru district who have been identified to benefit from the Micro-scale Irrigation Programme are seeking loans from commercial banks to enable them to participate in the programme spearheaded…
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News
Acholi leaders want implementation of new farming project halted
GULU-Acholi leaders want the recently launched Parish to Market Model project to boost commercial agriculture in Acholi Sub-region halted to give more time for further discussions and sensitisation of the land owners.…
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Finance & Banking
Bunyoro farmers challenged to take advantage of ACF
HOIMA – Farmers in Bunyoro Sub-region have been urged to take advantage of the Agriculture Credit Facility [ ACF ] initiated by government to boost commercial farming in the country. Joseph Mutaka,…
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News
Church leaders urged to embrace gov’t programmes
SOROTI-Church leaders have been urged to embrace government development programmes to boost their financial standing, other than waiting for the donations that are not forthcoming. The remark was made days ago by…
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Cooperatives & Communities
BoU boss commends Kabarole district on commercial agriculture
KAMPALA– The Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda [BoU] Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego has lauded the people of Kabarole district for engaging in commercial agriculture, emphasising the role the sector plays in the…
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Aupi Community Cooperative Fails To Cultivate Land
YUMBE – Aupi Community Cooperative farmers struggled for three years to find money to buy 200 acres of farmland. Now, they can’t cultivate the huge acreage in the West Nile district of…
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