Farmers
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Cooperatives & Communities
Maize farmers get Shs 100mln machines for value addition
KIKUUBE– Farmers operating under Bunyoro Tulihamu Cooperative Society and Twimuke Saving Internal Lending Community Association will now process their maize after receiving two milling machines worth Sh100 million, from the government. The…
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NGO trains entrepreneurs on digital economy
GULU– Pollicy, a feminist-led civic organization focused on influencing a data culture, promoting the use of shared data platforms, building analytical capacity, and advocating for digital rights and improved data, has launched the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 6,000 Nwoya farmers stuck with ready mangoes
NWOYA– Over 6,000 fruit farmers in Nwoya district do not have market for their ready mangoes as there is no juice-processing factory in the district to add value to the fruits. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sugarcane farmers root for national association
MASINDI– Sugarcane farmers in the country will soon have a national association that brings together farmers from the different sub-regions of Bunyoro, Busoga, Northern Uganda, and the Central region. Days ago leaders…
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TotalEnergies to donate processing plant to Bulisa cassava farmers
BULISA– TotalEnergies a French company drilling oil in the Albertine Grabben is set to support over 200 farmers with a cassava processing facility to help them add value to their produce. This…
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ICO unveils new International Coffee Agreement, all stakeholders to have say on the future of coffee
KAMPALA– In a new spirit of collaboration, the International Coffee Organization [ ICO ] has announced its landmark International Coffee Agreement 2022, formally welcoming to the table for the first time in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Hoima Sugar Limited allows 200 farmers to harvest their crops
KIKUUBE– Hoima Sugar Limited has granted over 200 farmers a grace period of three months to harvest crops covering about 4370 acres before they vacate the land they had illegally occupied. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Some relief as rains reduce Fall Armyworms in Pader
PADER– Pader district leaders are still pondering how farmers whose farmlands were invaded by the Fall Armyworm [FAW] can be helped, even though the recent heavy rains in the district have caused…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lango farmers asked to explore fish farming
LIRA– Farmers in the Lango sub region have been asked to take advantage of the opportunities presented in the Parish Development Model [PDM] and venture into fish farming if they are to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Agago coops to benefit from white sorghum pilot project
AGAGO– Five cooperative societies in Agago district are to be supported to grow white sorghum as the second season sets in. This is after Uganda Breweries Limited said it would buy the…
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