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Banyankole Kweterana finally receives Shs 9bln for ranch compensation
MBARARA City, August 9, 2024 – Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union [BKCU] in Mbarara City has finally received over Shs 9.55 billion from the Finance ministry as compensation for its ranch taken over…
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Farmers in eastern Uganda urged to embrace irrigation
SOROTI, August 8, 2024 – Farmers in eastern Uganda have been urged to embrace irrigation as a way of coping with the everchanging climatic conditions and also boost crop production at the…
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Zambia agribusiness SME Accelerator launches second cohort to boost climate action
LUSAKA, August 5, 2024 – The second cohort of an Accelerator program for small and medium-sized enterprises [SMEs] in the agribusiness sector launched recently in Lusaka, Zambia. This Accelerator will deliver climate-smart…
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Bukedea dairy farmers urged to form cooperative
BUKEDEA, August 5, 2024 – Dairy farmers in Bukedea have been urged to form a cooperative to market their milk and collectively further the economic well-being of the cooperative’s member-owners. The call…
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Mbarara City locals irked by dilapidated bridges
MBARARA, August 1, 2024 – Residents, and leaders of Mbarara City’s South Division are concerned about the deteriorating state of bridges connecting their cells, and wards to the city. According to Jomo…
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MAAIF lifts FMD quarantine on livestock trade in Bukedea district
BUKEDEA, August 1, 2024 – Trade in livestock and related products can continue in Bukedea district. This is after the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] lifted a quarantine imposed…
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First Farmer-to-Farmer assignment in El Salvador connects cocoa cooperative to a global market
SAN SALVADOR, August 1, 2024: Once troubled by widespread violence and high homicide rates, El Salvador has made notable strides in combating its crime rates. Under the leadership of President Nayib Bukele,…
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As Sudan’s war rages, its farmers help fill the hunger gap
KHARTOUM, July 31, 2024: Standing in a field of golden wheat, Imad is a long way from his life as a mechanic in Sudan’s once-bustling capital of Khartoum. Today, the city lies…
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Earning more from dairy farming: Gulu farmers trained to make yogurt
GULU, July 31, 2024 – At least 300 farmers from two cooperatives in Patiko Subcounty, Gulu district have been trained to make yogurt at home, and earn more money from dairy farming.…
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Mechanised agriculture: Farmers in northern Uganda urged to take advantage of cooperatives
GULU, July 30, 2024: Famers in northern Uganda have been urged to use cooperative societies if they are to benefit from financial support for mechanised production. The Bank of Uganda [BoU] Agricultural…
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