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Serere: Farmers worried over poor yields as soil testing equipment at research institute lie idle
SERERE, April 25, 2024 – Farmers in Serere district have raised concerns over poor yields, and farm losses, which they say are brought about by the soil testing equipment that lie idle…
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Excitement as Butebo gets first tarmac road
BUTEBO, April 23, 2024 – Residents of Petete town council in Butebo district are excited following the commissioning of the construction for the the first tarmac road in the district. The 6.5-kilometre…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bunyoro sugarcane farmers urged to subscribe to local coop union
MASINDI, April, 20, 2024 – Sugarcane farmers in Masindi district have been urged to join Bunyoro Sugarcane Cooperative Union Limited [BSCUL] if they are to reap big from their enterprise. The call…
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MPs rally behind agriculture ministry despite budget cuts for FY 2024/2025
KAMPALA, April 12, 2024 – The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has urged the Budget Committee to give special importance to Uganda’s agriculture sector as it is the backbone of the country.…
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Teso and Karamoja sub-regions expected to receive above-normal rainfall
TESO, March 6, 2024 – The latest rainfall outlook for March-May 2024, released by the Uganda National Metrological Authority [UNMA] shows that Central-eastern and North-eastern regions could receive above-normal rainfall this year…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt donates tractor to Hoima farmers’ association
HOIMA, March 2, 2024 – The government through the Ministry of Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has donated a tractor to farmers in Hoima district to promote commercial farming in Bunyoro Sub-region.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
A cooperative in Kanungu is conserving a national park while trading in coffee to fight poverty
KANUNGU, February 26, 2024 – In a profound transformation, a community once devastated by the menace of poaching has discovered a newfound source of optimism in an unlikely commodity: coffee. Emerging from…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kabarole district boss urges farmers to embrace irrigation technologies
KABAROLE, February 3, 2024 – The Kabarole district LCV Chairman, Richard Rwabuhinga has advised farmers in his district to embrace irrigation technologies to boost agricultural production. Highlighting government’s emphasis on enhanced production…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cocoa production in Ivory Coast expected to fall by 28.5 percent
ABIDJAN, October 27, 2023 – Cocoa shipments to ports in Ivory Coast are expected to fall by 28.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of the 2023/2024 season due to erratic weather…
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Northern
Oxfam tips farmers on traditional food crops
OMORO, October 4, 2023 – Oxfam International, a humanitarian agency fighting inequality and poverty has encouraged farmers in Northern Uganda to restore traditional food crops, saying they have a very high nutritional…
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