Farmers
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Cooperatives & Communities
Promoter meets Lango cultural leaders over establishment of coop bank
LIRA – A concerned Ugandan Lt. Moses Mugisha Magufuri has held discussions with the leaders of Lango Cultural Foundation in Lira City East Division over the establishment of Agriculture and Cooperative Bank.…
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Agriculture
Distribution of coffee seedlings starts in Northern Uganda
GULU – Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] has started the distribution of coffee seedlings to farmers in Northern Uganda. The Acholi Sub-region extension officer for UCDA, Wilfred Oyella disclosed the development on…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Big boost as Kasese apple farmers receive 70,000 seedlings from NAADS
KASESE – Kasese district apple farmers have a reason to smile after receiving 70,000 seedlings from the National Agricultural Advisory Services [NAADS]. The farmers received the seedlings days ago through Operation Wealth…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Koboko farmer SACCOs hire tractor to boost commercial farming
KOBOKO – Farmer SACCOs in Koboko district will now find it easy to cultivate land after they acquired a tractor from Muni University. According to the farmer SACCO leaders, the tractor will…
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Agriculture
KYOTERA: Farmers count losses as torrential rains hit farms
KYOTERA – About 800 farmers in Kyotera district are counting losses following torrential rains that have destroyed farms including about 300 acres of vanilla in Kiwumulo village in Kasaali Subcounty. The LCI…
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News
Tomato farmers in Lira count losses as price fluctuates
LIRA-Tomato farmers in Lira district and Lira City are counting losses following the Bumper harvest that has made the price to drop significantly. The price fluctuations started two weeks ago as farmers…
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Technology
Micro-scale Irrigation Programme: Amuru farmers turn to banks for loans
AMURU – Farmers in Amuru district who have been identified to benefit from the Micro-scale Irrigation Programme are seeking loans from commercial banks to enable them to participate in the programme spearheaded…
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Agriculture
Nairobi University links with Lango farmers to boost cassava production
LIRA-The University of Nairobi in Kenya in partnership with the National Agricultural Organisation [NAIRO] is running a project to help farmers in the Lango Sub-region to increase cassava production. The project, ‘Strengthening…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kamwenge farmers get platform to air out challenges
KAMWENGE-Kamwenge District Local Government in partnership with the National Alliance of Agricultural Cooperatives [NAAC] has launched an advocacy platform to help farmers dialogue with district officials on the challenges facing them. The…
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Agriculture
NAADS distributes Shs 4bln seedlings for macadamia and Hass avocado
KABAROLE – Government through the National Agricultural Advisory Services [NAADS] Secretariat has so far distributed to farmers planting materials for Hass avocado and macadamia worth Shs 4 billion. Through the Nucleus Farmer…
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