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Eastern
Namisindwa district fails to recover over Shs 710mln from youth
NAMISINDWA, September 19, 2023 – Authorities in Namisindwa district in Eastern Uganda have failed to recover more than Shs 710 million advanced to the youth under the Youth Livelihood Programme [YLP]. Launched…
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Northern
Apac farmers acquire micro-irrigation scheme
APAC, September 15, 2023 -As part of efforts towards improving agricultural productivity government has commissioned a micro-scale irrigation demonstration site to serve members of Ayara Farmers’ Group in Apac district. Speaking Tuesday…
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Agriculture
Bunyoro farmers irked as fake agro-inputs flood market
HOIMA – As the second planting season of the year kicks in, farmers in Bunyoro Sub-region have appealed to the government to intervene and get rid of the fake agro-inputs on the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Teso faces looming hunger as crops wither away
SOROTI – Thousands of families in Teso Sub-region are fearing they could soon face hunger as unreliable rainfall in the area has resulted in crops planted in the first season of the…
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International
Africa sees coffee exports drop 9.8 percent in May 2023
KAMPALA – Africa saw its coffee exports of all forms drop by 9.8 percent to 0.94 million bags in April 2023 down from 1.04mln bags in April 2022, the International Coffee Organisation…
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Health
Climate change: Governments urged to invest in mental health infrastructure
NAIROBI – African governments need to urgently invest in mental health infrastructure so that they can tackle the rising but hidden cases of climate-related stress among farmers and livestock keepers. At the…
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News
Shs 1.2bln water supply project kicks off in Alebtong
ALEBTONG– Government has started the construction of a Shs 1.2 billion pipe water supply system in Alanyi parish, Abako Sub-county, Alebtong district in a bid to increase water coverage in the district.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Rakai farmers form own SACCO to provide cheap credit for production
RAKAI– At least 100 coffee and dairy farmers in Kacheera Sub-county in Rakai district have formed their own SACCO [Kacheera Sub-county Coffee and Dairy Farmers SACCO] to provide members with cheap loans…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Itek Okile Rice Cooperative readying for first planting season
LIRA-Members of Itek Okile Rice Growers’ Multipurpose Cooperative Society have started preparing rice fields in readiness for the first season planting of the year 2023. Alfred Ocen, the chairperson of the cooperative…
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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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