Farmers
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kitgum coffee cooperative targets 140,000 seedlings annually
KITGUM, July 1, 2026 — Mucwini Coffee Growers’ Co-operative Society Limited in Kitgum district, Northern Uganda, is transforming coffee seedling scarcity into surplus, with an ambitious target of producing 140,000 seedlings annually…
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Agriculture
Farm incomes set to rise over next decade, but volatility threatens gains – report
KAMPALA, July 1, 2026 – Global average gross agricultural income per worker is projected to rise by 9 per cent by 2035, driven by productivity improvements and broadly stable agricultural prices, according…
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Igara Growers Tea Factory holds 28th AGM amid tight security
BUSHENYI, June 26, 2026 — Shareholders of Igara Growers Tea Factory Limited [IGTF] have approved a new board of directors to steer the company for the next three years, despite an attempted…
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MAAIF engages Kapchorwa stakeholders on livestock vaccination against FMD
KAPCHORWA, June 25, 2026 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has engaged leaders and technical officers in Kapchorwa district in a sensitisation meeting on the implementation of the…
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Hippos raid villages in Soroti, destroy crop fields and leave residents living in fear
SOROTI, June 24, 2026 — Residents in several parts of Soroti district in eastern Uganda are living in fear of hunger after hippos strayed from lake Kyoga’s papyrus swamps and invaded villages,…
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AGM elects new board as Banyankole Kweterana charts growth agenda
MBARARA CITY, June 24, 2026 — The historic Banyankole Kweterana Co-operative Union [BKCU] has elected a new board of directors to steer Western Uganda’s agricultural cooperative for the next four years. The…
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Stakeholders call for increased investment in smallholder irrigation schemes
KAMPALA, June 24, 2026 — Stakeholders from Uganda’s agriculture, finance, public and private sectors have called on government and development partners to increase investment in and support for the adoption of irrigation…
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Stakeholders convene to chart growth strategy for Uganda’s avocado industry
KAMPALA, June 23, 2026 — Farmers, exporters, processors and government officials have convened in Kampala to develop strategies aimed at strengthening Uganda’s avocado industry and improving its competitiveness in regional and international…
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Farmers’ expo showcases agricultural productivity and innovation in Bunyoro
MASINDI, June 23, 2026 — More than 3,000 smallholder farmers from the Bunyoro, northern and central regions converged at Kihonda Demonstration Centre in Labongo Subcounty, Masindi district, for the 14th Agri-Business Expo…
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Kitgum to vaccinate 110,000 livestock under national FMD drive
KITGUM, June 22, 2026 — Kitgum district is set to vaccinate more than 110,000 livestock against Foot-and-Mouth Disease [FMD] this year under government’s new nationwide compulsory vaccination programme. Dr Francis Omona, the…
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