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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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Development
Kasese farmers count losses as stray elephants invade farms
KASESE – Farmers in Kasese district are counting losses after stray elephants destroyed more than 20 acres of crops over the weekend. The elephants which strayed from the nearby Queen Elizabeth National…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Alito cooperative asks Lango farmers to grow more oil seeds
KOLE -Alito joint Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society in Okwerodot Sub-county, Kole district wants farmers in Lango Sub-region to embrace large-scale oil seed production, saying there is an increase in the demand for…
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Farmers urged to grow Hass avocado and macadamia
KYENJOJO-Farmers in Rwenzori Sub-region and Uganda at large have been urged to embrace growing of Hass avocado and macadamia to improve on their household incomes. Government through National Agricultural Advisory Services [NAADS]…
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International
India to establish multi-state co-op seed society
NEW DELHI– India’s Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a historic decision to set up and promote a national level multi-state seed cooperative society under Multi-State Cooperative…
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Agriculture
GULU: NARO courts more farmers into growing new rice variety
GULU-The National Agricultural Research Organization [NARO] is courting farmers in Gulu district to join in the massive production of Namche 5 rice variety. The rice variety, which grows and yields well in…
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News
Stray hippos kill cattle in Katakwi district
KATAKWI-Residents of Kapujan Sub-county in Katakwi district are living in fear after a school of hippopotamuses [ hippos ] invaded the area, killing six head of cattle, as well as destroying hundreds…
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UWA installs another fence along Queen Elizabeth National Park
KITAGWENDA-Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] has launched the installation of an electric fence along Queen Elizabeth National Park boundary to protect some residents in Kitagwenda district from being attacked by wild animals. UWA…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Tororo: Processing facilities lie idle over lack of electricity
TORORO – Milling facilities established in Tororo district by government to process farmers’ produce into finished products lie unused due to lack of electricity. Naweyo Farmers’ Group in Sop Sop Subcounty are…
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International
Honduran coffee farmers hope for a brighter future
TEGUCIGALPA-Honduran coffee has been a good news story, it is an important export, and it is well regarded worldwide for its flavoursome speciality beans, but it is under threat from climate change.…
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