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Poultry farmers in Zombo district get automatic egg incubator
ZOMBO, April 2, 2024 – Farmers in Jupumocho parish, Paidha Sub-county in Zombo district under their umbrella body Med-Tego Ifur Group, have received an automatic egg incubator to boost their poultry keeping…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kikuube rice farmers urged to form cooperatives
KIKUUBE, March 27, 2024 – Samuel Kusima Kahesi, the Kikuube district Assistant Production Officer has advised rice farmers in the district to form cooperatives, saying the cooperatives offer many benefits. He said…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MADFA SACCO loan portfolio grows 39 percent
MASINDI, March 22, 2024 – Masindi District Farmers Association savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [ MADFA SACCO ] registered an increase in loan portfolio from Shs 3.5 billion in 2022 to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt offers over 90,000 kilos of soybeans to Lira farmers
LIRA, March 21, 2024 – Government through the National Agriculture Advisory Services [NAADS] has given 95,000 Kilogrammes of soybeans to 18 agricultural cooperatives in Lira district. Some of the the beneficiary cooperatives include…
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Cooperatives & Communities
West Acholi Cooperative Union roots for new rice variety
GULU, March 21, 2024 – West Acholi Cooperative Union is encouraging more of its members to grow a new variety of upland rice, saying it will boost the incomes of their households.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Dairy Farmers of America donating US$ 50,000 to Texas area food banks
KANSAS, March 18, 2024 – With millions of people in the Southwest still struggling in the aftermath of recent winter storms, Dairy Farmers of America [DFA], a Kansas City-based dairy cooperative of…
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BoU warns banks over slow disbursement of ACF and SBRF loans
MBARARA CITY, March 18, 2024 – The Bank of Uganda [BoU] has asked commercial banks in the country to increase the speed at which they are disbursing loans under the Agricultural Credit…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Land fragmentation and land conflicts causing food insecurity in Nebbi
NEBBI, March 18, 2024 – The rampant land fragmentation and land conflicts in Erussi Sub-county, Nebbi district are affecting productivity and causing food insecurity. According to the district authorities, Erussi Sub-county which…
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Kole farmers urged to embrace agricultural mechanisation
KOLE, March 14, 2024 – The Woman Member of Parliament for Kole district Judith Alyek, has emphasised the need for farmers in the district to adopt agricultural mechanisation to boost farm productivity,…
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Benefiting from oil and gas: Local suppliers urged to register with NSD
KIKUUBE, March 13, 2024 – Local suppliers in Bunyoro Sub-region have been advised to register with the National Supplier Database [ NSD ] to be able to do business in the country’s…
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