environment
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Western
Entice youth to embrace commercial agriculture, farmers’ organisations urged
HOIMA – Farmers’ organisations operating in the Bunyoro Sub-region have been urged to mobilise and encourage the youth in the area to embrace commercial agriculture. Innocent Aliguma, the community development officer for Kyabigambire…
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Africa
FSD Africa Investments avails £10mln to support Nigeria’s sustainable climate infrastructure
LAGOS – FSD Africa Investments [FSDAi], in collaboration with InfraCredit, have invested £10 million into a first-of-its-kind risk-sharing backstop facility, designed to unlock local currency funding for sustainable infrastructure development in Nigeria. The…
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Northern
Lira City grappling with garbage collection
LIRA – Lira City Council is currently faced with the challenge of garbage collection and needs more resources to do the job better as it currently spends slightly above Shs 40 million…
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Northern
Shs 3.7bln dam in Kole left to waste
KOLE – A Shs 3.7 billion water dam in Kole district lies idle, 15 years after it was constructed to provide water for irrigation and domestic use, this news website can say.…
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Central
Masaka authorities wage war against wetland encroachers to save crested cranes
MASAKA – In a bid to save crested cranes, the environmental police and local authorities in Greater Masaka have begun to evict farmers from the wetlands considered to be the breeding grounds…
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Northern
Parliament directs gov’t to complete investigations on Aswa Ranch
KAMPALA – Members of Parliament have tasked government to conclude investigations into the alleged illegal activities in Aswa Ranch in a period of three weeks. The directive followed a brief report by…
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Western
Kasese coffee cooperatives receive generators to boost value addition
KASESE – Coffee farmers in Kasese district have a reason to smile after receiving three generators to provide thermal power in the processing of soluble coffee. The Ministry of Water and Environment…
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Eastern
Tororo: Construction of Shs 716mln irrigation scheme launched
TORORO – The Ministry of Water and Environment recently launched the construction of Gule Water Irrigation Scheme in Tororo district. The project being established in Iyolwa town council aims at improving people’s…
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Central
Minister Babalanda warns public servants against corruption
MASAKA – The Minister of the Presidency, Milly Babalanda has warned public servants in the country against corrupt tendencies, saying they deprive citizens of their right to benefit from government development programmes.…
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Environment
Over 180 tons of plastic bottles collected in Lira City within three years
IRA – A total of 183 tons of plastic bottles have been collected in Lira City within a period of three years. The collection of plastic bottles by the recycling companies is…
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