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Mixed reactions as ministry destroys over 30 hectares of rice in Kwania
KWANIA, September 9, 2025 – A recent operation by the Ministry of Water and Environment to clear rice plantations from wetlands in Kwania district has triggered mixed reactions from residents, local leaders,…
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Mboira Seed Secondary School receives facilities worth Shs 466mln
KIRYANDONGO, August 30, 2025 – Mboira Seed Secondary School, located in Mboira Sub-county, Kiryandongo district, has received five new classrooms, a five-stance latrine, and 100 desks, in a bid to boost student…
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ICA Rochdale Pioneers Award winner Udai Shanker Awasthi retires as IFFCO CEO
NEW DELHI, August 26, 2025 — Dr Udai Shanker Awasthi, the 2024 ICA Rochdale Pioneers Award, recently retired from his duties as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Indian Farmers…
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Air quality monitors installed in Mbarara City to detect air pollution
MBARARA CITY, August 12, 2025 — Researchers from Makerere University’s AirQo Project have installed 15 air quality monitors at strategic locations across Mbarara City. The initiative, funded by the Energy Policy Institute…
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Adjumani revives environmental committees to combat natural resource depletion
ADJUMANI, August 2, 2025 — Adjumani District Local Government, with support from the Uganda Refugee Resilience Initiative [URRI], has reactivated its District and Sub-county Environment and Natural Resource Committees [DENRCs]. These committees,…
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Climate Change: Women call for more inclusive approaches
KAMPALA, August 1, 2025 – Women actively involved in the fight against climate change have called on the government and civil society to adopt more inclusive strategies that allow for meaningful female…
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Kenya: Coffee expo helps equip coffee farmers with modern skills and practices
KIRINYAGA COUNTY, July 31, 2025 — A groundbreaking coffee expo in Kirinyaga County, Kenya, was organised days ago by Baragwi Coffee Cooperative Society and Nyeri International Coffee Exports [NICE]. The event aimed…
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MAAIF launches nationwide crackdown on fake agricultural inputs
FORT PORTAL CITY, July 11, 2025 –– In a bid to protect Ugandan farmers from financial loss, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [ MAAIF ] has launched a nationwide…
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Promoting environmental conservation: Bishop Odongo plants trees at Bethany Comprehensive SS
SOROTI CITY, June 24, 2025 –– The Bishop of Soroti Diocese, the Rt Rev. Kosea Odongo, recently led a tree-planting initiative at Bethany Comprehensive Secondary School in Soroti City’s East Division, as…
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Hundreds attend 13th Annual Agribusiness Expo in Masindi
MASINDI, June 23, 2025 –– Hundreds of participants, including smallholder farmers, agripreneurs, policymakers, researchers, processors, and traders, took part in the 13th Annual Agribusiness Expo, held at Kihonda Demonstration Farm in Labongo…
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