Farmers
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Agriculture
Amolatar beekeepers receive Shs 32.5mln in climate-smart agriculture support
AMOLATAR, October 6, 2026 — Acii Bee Farmers Group in Amolatar district has received beehives and other equipment worth Shs 32.5 million under the Uganda Climate Smart Agriculture Transformation Project [UCSATP]. The…
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Agriculture
NARO to boost milk yields in pure Ankole cows
KARUHURA, October 6, 2026 — The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] is implementing a structured breeding programme at Nshaara Conservation Ranch in Kiruhura district aimed at increasing milk productivity in traditional Ankole…
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Agriculture
MAAIF impounds fake agro-inputs in bid to protect farmers from losses
MASINDI, October 5, 2026 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has impounded fake agro-inputs worth Shs 30 million and closed five agro-input shops in Masindi Municipality in a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kalangala: Palm oil growers’ co-operative appeals to government for free fertilisers
KAMPALA, October 2, 2026 — Ssese Palm Oil Growers Cooperative Society Limited in Kalangala District has asked the government to consider including palm oil farmers in the ongoing programme of distributing free…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bugisu small-scale farmers form union to bypass middlemen
MBALE CITY, October 1, 2026 — Small-scale food crop farmers across the Bugisu Subregion have officially formed a unified agricultural union to address low market prices, eliminate exploitative middlemen and strengthen their…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Okoro Coffee Growers Cooperative Union leaders seek government support amid recovery drive
ZOMBO, September 30, 2026 — Leaders of the Okoro Coffee Growers Cooperative Union have appealed to the Government, through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, to intervene and rescue the union…
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Agriculture
New framework seeks to strengthen resilience across coffee-producing landscapes
NEW YORK, September 27, 2026 – The Sustainable Coffee Challenge has introduced a new position paper, Coffee Resilience: Building a Shared Foundation for Collaborative Place-Based Investment, establishing a common basis for accelerating…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coffee farmers’ SACCO, Agritera equip farmer organisations with planning and management skills
KAPCHORWA, September 27, 2026 — Leaders of farmer organisations in Kaserem Subcounty, Kapchorwa district, have been equipped with leadership, planning and financial management skills through a capacity-building initiative implemented by Agritera under…
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News
Teso farmers lose out as Shs18bn cereal plant lies idle in Soroti City
SOROTI CITY, September 25, 2026 — Farmers in the Teso sub-region are missing out on opportunities to add value to their produce and access better markets as a Shs18 billion cereal value-addition…
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Trade
MAAIF orders coffee value chain actors to renew licences by September 30
KAMPALA, September 23, 2026 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has directed coffee value chain actors in Uganda to renew their trading, processing and related licences and certificates…
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