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Low uptake of micro-scale irrigation raises concern among Kwania Leaders
KWANIA, September 18, 2024 — Authorities in Aduku Subcounty, Kwania district, are expressing concern over the low interest among farmers in enrolling in the micro-scale irrigation scheme. In March 2024, Kwania district…
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Enhancing bargaining power: Northern Uganda farmers urged to form cooperatives
LIRA, September 17, 2024 — Farmers in the Lango and Acholi sub-regions have been advised to form cooperatives to enhance their bargaining power and avoid selling their produce at undervalued prices to…
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Kikuube district council passes ordinance to protect cane farmers and boost food security
KIKUUBE, September 2, 2024 – The Kikuube district councillors have passed a Sugarcane Farmers’ Protection and Food Security Ordinance to protect farmers from exploitation, and promote food security in the district.The councilors…
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Smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda grapple With EU regulations
KAMPALA, August 31, 2024 – In Kubewo village in eastern Uganda, children often go to work with their parents in the coffee gardens. Earnings from Arabica coffee are used, their parents and…
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Lack of electricity connectivity impeding Kikuube farmers’ ability to add value to produce
KIKUUBE, August 30, 2024 – Farmers in Kikuube district are expressing frustration over the delayed connection of electricity in many parts of the area, which they argue is hindering their ability to…
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DRC cooperative affected by conflict in need of support
KINSHASA, August 21, 2024 – Coffee organisations are banding together to help coffee farmers who have been internally displaced by a recent uptick in civil conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of…
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Refugees excited over extension of financial services to settlement
KIKUUBE, August 19, 2024 — Refugees in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Kikuube district are celebrating the recent extension of financial services to their area, a development they say will greatly ease their…
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Over 370 Farmers in Soroti count losses as floods submerge crop fields
SOROTI, August 19, 2024 — Three hundred seventy-nine farmers in Kamuda Sub-county, Soroti district are grappling with significant losses following a surge in the water levels of Lake Kyoga. The hardest-hit areas…
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MP Akol urges Acholi locals to embrace livestock farming instead of selling land
AMURU, August 19, 2024 – Anthony Akol, the Member of Parliament for Kilak North in Amuru district has urged locals in Acholi Subregion to embrace livestock farming when the fourth phase of…
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Fairtrade International wants small-scale farmers supported over EU deforestation regulation
KAMPALA, August 14, 2024 – Fairtrade International is calling for more financial support and clarification of the technical terms of the EU Deforestation Regulation [EUDR]. The regulation mandates that companies demonstrate that…
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