Farmers
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Western
aBi Finance injects Shs 120bln in green agribusiness
MBARARA -aBi Finance Limited in partnership with local commercial banks, Microfinance Deposit-taking Institutions [MDIs], and SACCOs has so far sunk Shs 120 billion in the agribusiness sector in form of cheap credit.…
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Northern
Farmers told to embrace new innovations at agricultural trade fair
GULU – Northern Uganda small-scale farmers were urged to embrace new innovations and technologies to respond to the emerging challenges of climate change as a regional agricultural exhibition commenced in Gulu City.…
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Northern
Alebtong farmers ask govt for machine to process livestock feeds
ALEBTONG – A farmers’ group in Alebtong town council, Alebtong district has asked the government to provide them with a machine to process livestock feeds, saying the market is available. The group,…
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Northern
NARO, Caritas team up to train farmers in Lango
LIRA – The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] and Caritas Uganda, a faith-based non-governmental oragnisation have trained 150 farmers in the Lango Sub-region in basic agronomy, climate-smart agriculture, and livestock management. The…
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Central
Masaka authorities wage war against wetland encroachers to save crested cranes
MASAKA – In a bid to save crested cranes, the environmental police and local authorities in Greater Masaka have begun to evict farmers from the wetlands considered to be the breeding grounds…
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Africa
Cocoa cooperatives in Ghana launch forum for collective action
ACCRA – Cocoa cooperatives in Ghana have developed a strong governance structure that will enable them to speak up as one and be represented across all decision-making affecting the livelihoods of their…
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Central
Big loss as over 10 crested cranes are poisoned to death in Lwengo
LWENGO – The environmental police in the Greater Masaka region are hunting for farmers who allegedly poisoned 11 crested cranes to death in Kikonge village, Kkingo Subcounty in Lwengo district. The police…
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Eastern
Lack of reliable power supply cripples business for Serere cooperative
SERERE – Due to a lack of reliable power supply, Kamurojo Growers’ Cooperative Society Limited is still grappling with low business activity, a year after the cooperative installed a rice huller to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Abulomogo Maize Farmers’ SACCO embraces soybean growing, reaps big
APAC – In addition to other crops, members of Abulomogo Maize Farmers’ SACCO in Apac district have embraced the growing of soybeans to boost their savings and fight household poverty. Abulomogo Maize…
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Northern
Equity Bank, SunCulture avail loan facility to help farmers acquire solar-powered irrigation equipment
LIRA– Equity Bank Uganda in partnership with SunCulture Uganda has launched a loan facility to help smallholder farmers in Lango and Acholi sub-regions to acquire solar-powered irrigation equipment. The loan partnership launched…
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