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Kikuube residents appeal for relief aid as heavy rains devastate homes, farms
KIKUUBE, May 16, 2024 – Over 400 residents from eight villages in Kyangwali Sub-county, Kikuube district are appealing for relief supplies after their crop gardens and homes were devastated by heavy rains…
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Alito Joint Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society marks silver jubilee
KOLE, May 9, 2024 – Alito Joint Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in Kole district has celebrated 25 years of existence. Started in 1998 with only five founder members, the cooperative now has more than 16,000…
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Engola to support Gomi Farmers’ Cooperative Society
LIRA, May 7, 2024 – Former State Minister of Housing, Sam Engola has pledged total support to Gomi Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Agali Sub-county, Lira district. Launching the cooperative recently at…
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Luwero factory now buys sugarcane from Bunyoro farmers
MASINDI, April 30, 2024 – Bunyoro Sugarcane Cooperative Union Limited [BSCUL] in Masindi district, and Victoria Sugar Limited in Luwero district, recently entered into a memorandum of understanding [MoU], enabling one of the…
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Kenyan farmers get fertiliser boost with US$ 2mln AFFM credit guarantee
NAIROBI, April 28, 2024 – In a significant step to advance food security in Kenya, the Africa Fertiliser Financing Mechanism [AFFM] on Friday launched a project that will help deliver nearly 8,000…
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Bundibugyo cocoa farmers reap big as prices shoot up
BUNDIBUGYO, April 26, 2024 – Cocoa farmers in Bundibugyo district are reaping big from the crop as prices rise to between Shs 25,000 to Shs 31,000 per kilogramme which farmers say has…
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AFSA officially launches “Seed Is Life” campaign to uphold farmer-managed seed systems
KAMPALA, April 26, 2024 – The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa [ AFSA ] has launched its “Seed is Life” campaign, an initiative aimed at promoting farmer-managed seed systems [FMSS] and…
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Serere: Farmers worried over poor yields as soil testing equipment at research institute lie idle
SERERE, April 25, 2024 – Farmers in Serere district have raised concerns over poor yields, and farm losses, which they say are brought about by the soil testing equipment that lie idle…
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Catholic bishop urges diocesan leaders to help coffee farmer form associations
KASESE, April 24, 2024 – The Bishop of Kasese Catholic Diocese, Francis Kibira Acquirinus has challenged the leadership of Hoima Catholic Diocese to organise coffee farmers into associations, saying this would help…
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Soroti City farmers trained on how to form marketing associations
SOROTI, April 20, 2024 – In a bid to boost collective marketing of produce, and avoid middlemen, farmers in Soroti City have been trained to form marketing associations. The training of the…
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