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Centenary Bank collaborates to empower sugarcane farmers with financial literacy
MASINDI, September 11, 2025 — In a bid to help Masindi’s sugarcane farmers maximise their potential, Centenary Bank, in partnership with the Masindi Sugarcane Out Growers Association Limited [MASGAL], has launched a…
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Mixed reactions as ministry destroys over 30 hectares of rice in Kwania
KWANIA, September 9, 2025 – A recent operation by the Ministry of Water and Environment to clear rice plantations from wetlands in Kwania district has triggered mixed reactions from residents, local leaders,…
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Kapchorwa: Farmers count losses after hailstorm destroys crops
KAPCHORWA, September 8, 2025 – Farmers in Kwoti Subcounty, Kapchorwa district, are counting heavy losses after a devastating hailstorm destroyed acres of crops on Saturday. The affected farmers, many of whom are…
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Moyo cooperative faces setbacks amid hope for recovery
MOYO, September 7, 2025 – Established in 1999, Amatura Produce and Marketing Cooperative in Moyo Sub-county, Moyo district has been a cornerstone of agricultural development in the region, promoting market access and…
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Cameroon: Fish farming makes a difference in the fight to improve living standards
YAONDE, September 4, 2025 — Along the coast and in south-western regions of Cameroon, fish ponds have become not only centres of production but also hubs of opportunity and economic transformation for…
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Busitema University and EAGC empower Teso farmers through agribusiness trade expo
SOROTI CITY, September 3, 2025 – Busitema University, in partnership with the Eastern Africa Grain Council [EAGC], has held a successful agribusiness trade expo aimed at empowering farmers in the Teso Subregion…
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Investigation exposes AGRA’S undue influence on African agricultural policies
KAMPALA, September 3, 2025 – – As delegates gather in Dakar, Senegal for AGRA’s African Food Systems Forum, a powerful counter-narrative is emerging from civil society. The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in…
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Local coop in Kapchorwa desperately needs power to operate coffee hulling machine
KAPCHORWA, August 25, 2025 — The Chema Integrated Cooperative Society Limited, based in Chema Subcounty, Kapchorwa district, has appealed to the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited [UEDCL] to urgently connect electricity to…
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Museveni urges tea farmers to diversify production, pledges financial support
BUSHENYI, August 21, 2025 – President Yoweri Museveni has urged small-scale tea farmers across the country to diversify into other crops and reconsider their farming practices in response to falling global tea…
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Lira agro-input dealers urged to promote use of PPE among farmers
LIRA, August 20, 2025 –– The Lira District Production and Marketing Officer, Thomas Okello, has called on agro-input dealers to actively promote the use of personal protective equipment [PPE] among farmers, warning…
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