Famine
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Excitement as Abapiri Oil Seed Cooperative gets tractor
KWANIA, June 28, 2024 – Abapiri Oil Seed Cooperative Society Limited in Abapiri parish, Chawente Subcounty in Kwania district has received a new tractor, donated by the Agriculture ministry to boost crop…
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Environment
Mitigating climate change: Partners launch campaign to plant trees in Nebbi
NEBBI– A tree planting campaign dubbed ‘environmental justice campaign’ has been launched in Nebbi district aimed at mitigating the alarming risks of climate change. The campaign which is being championed by Action…
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Cooperatives & Communities
‘Christ for You Ministry’ donates to PWD SACCO Karuma
KIRYANDONGO – Members of Persons with Disability SACCO Karuma in Karuma town council, Kiryandongo district on Tuesday received relief items from a group of wedded couples in the area dubbed ‘Christ for…
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Loss as stray elephants ravage Kitgum villages
KITGUM-Stray elephants numbering at least 100 have reportedly destroyed hundreds of acres of crops in four villages in Kitgum district. The most affected villages are Masaka, Orabul, Oryebo, and Odilang in Namokora…
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Nwoya farmers worried as stray cattle invade farms
NWOYA-Several farmers in Anaka, Lungulu and Got Apwoyo sub-counties in Nwoya district are concerned over the herdsmen who failed to control their cattle, resulting in the destruction of crops on the farms.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amuru authorities in dilemma as farmers opt to grow cash crops
AMURU-Authorities in Amuru district are concerned that they might not be able to fight famine in the district in the near future as a high number of farmers are opting to grow…
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Legislators urge gov’t to give farmers seeds for new season
KAMPALA – Members of Parliament have asked government to procure and distribute seeds to the farmers as a measure to avert famine in the months to come ahead. Some parts of the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sheema District Threatened By Banana Diseases
SHEEMA – Locals in Sheema district are perplexed over the anticipated famine yet to hit the district over the roaming banana diseases that have attacked the district. Despite the increased banana production,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Floods Displace Over 4,000 Families In Amolatar
AMOLATAR – Flash floods caused by the rising water levels of Lakes Kyoga and Kwania have displaced more than 4,000 families in Amolatar district. The floods have submerged several kilometers of the…
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Experts Root for Irrigation to Boost Food Security
Kampala: Stakeholders in various chains of agriculture and food security have called for harnessing of irrigation potentials to improve food security and incomes of smallholder farmers. The team of water engineers, agriculturists,…
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