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Environment
Salvaging forest cover: FAO avails grants for tree planting
ADJUMANI– In an attempt to regain the lost forest cover in northern Uganda and parts of central Uganda, the Food and the Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO] has signed a…
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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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Cooperatives & Communities
Cassava shortage hits farmers’ cooperatives in Nebbi district
NEBBI-Five-based rural cassava agro–factories that were established in Nebbi district under the Agriculture Cluster Development program [ACDP] have scaled down their operations due to the scarcity of cassava in the district. The Shs…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sheema dairy farmers abandon milk facility donated by gov’t
SHEEMA –Dairy farmers in Sheema district have rejected a milk cooler installed by government over 10 years ago to boost production and marketing of the farm product. The fully-fledged 300-litre capacity milk…
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News
Govt earmarks Shs 10bln for major project in Alebtong
ALEBTONG– The government has earmarked Shs 10 billion for Local Economic Growth [LEG] project in Alebtong district to support agricultural production. Under the project, the government is constructing 10.8-kilometre road from Alebtong…
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International
US electric co-ops plan to establish rural broadband infrastructure
NEW YORK– The US electric coops are to take advantage of the government’s US$25 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to expand access to high speed, affordable internet across the country laying…
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News
African regulators and utilities meet over the 2022 Electricity Regulatory Index
NAIROBI– The African Development Bank [ AfDB ] recently held a two-day workshop for electricity sector regulators and utilities on its annual flagship report, the Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa [ERI]. The…
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News
UMEME sees slight jump in gross profit as it seeks extension of concession beyond 2025
KAMPALA – Uganda’s electricity distributor, UMEME earned some profit in 2021 even as the country was placed under covid-19 lockdown as a way to curtail the fast spread of the deadly virus…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COSASE probes Umeme over extortion and torture
KAMPALA – The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) is set to probe the conduct of Umeme officials after consistent claims of torture, extortion and unlawful conduct. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Tea Farmers lose billions of shillings
Mbarara – Tea Farmers in Buhweju are stranded with their produce following the failure of Igara-Buhweju tea factory to buy out all the available green leaves. Igara-Buhweju tea, the only establishment in the…
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