Farmers
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Cooperatives & Communities
Locals protest Lango Cooperative Union land lease to German investor
Residents of Angayiki Village in Chawente Sub County in Kwania district, numbering 130 are protesting the lease of 1,165 hectares…
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Agriculture
Excess rain blamed for low cotton production in Kasese
Cooperatives and farmers dealing in cotton in Kasese district have decried the lower than expected production of the cash crop…
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Agriculture
Lango Cooperative Union leases 11-square kilometre land to German investor
Leaders of Lango Cooperative Union have leased out a sizeable chunk of its land assets to Smax-Group, a German investor,…
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Agriculture
Masindi sugarcane farmers grapple with recurrent fires
Sugarcane farmers in Masindi district have expressed concern over a recent spate of fire incidents that have destroyed sugarcane plantations…
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Agriculture
Co-operators cry out as new Foot and Mouth disease outbreak hits Lyantonde
Livestock farmers in Lyantonde are desolate following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the district that has…
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Farmers shun Agoro irrigation scheme water
Members of Agoro self-help irrigation cooperative society have stopped using water from the scheme blaming it for destroying their crops…
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Agriculture
Co-operators appeal for legal framework to promote water for production
Members of Miromi Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Agali Sub County, Lira district, have appealed to the government to come up…
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Agriculture
Ex-Office Attendant mints Shs 70m yearly from farming
About 15 kilometers from Aduku, along Ikwera to Nambieso Sub County road, lies Ogwang-med-mac farm owned by Patrick Ogwang, a…
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Agriculture
UCDA cracks down on immature coffee trade
The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has declared war against traders engaged in buying immature coffee from farmers. UCDA’s regional…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nebbi traders bitter over creation of rival market
Traders in Nebbi main market are bitter over the creation of a rival market at the district’s Mayor’s garden which…
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