Farmers
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nebbi Farmers Count Loses As Dry Spell Bites
NEBBI– Farmers in Nebbi district have started counting loses in this first planting season due to the dry spell that has stunted the growth of crops. They said the affected crops are:…
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Cooperatives & Communities
EACU Unveils Sim-Sim Value Addition Plan
KITGUM – East Acholi Cooperative Union (EACU) plans to use millions of shillings to improve the value of Sim-Sim and put more money in pockets of its farmers. Many EACU farmers grow…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Heavy Rains And Hailstorms Batter Amolatar
AMOLATAR – Hailstorms and heavy rains have become more frequent and more intense in the northern district of Amolatar and have almost wiped out entire gardens in Nakatiti parish, Muntu Sub County.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lockdown: Criminal Gangs Terrorize Gulu
GULU – Livestock farmers in Gulu District are wrestling with a spate animal and poultry thefts carried out by criminal gangs taking advantage of the new lockdown announced on June 18 to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Fire Razes 40 Acres Of Cane In Masindi
MASINDI –The 40 acres of sugarcane razed by fire is a huge jolt to farmers on Kihonda farm in Labongo Sub County, Masindi District. Speaking to theCooperator, the farmers said the fire…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nwoya Farmers Cut Losses, Drop Maize Crop
NWOYA – Poor harvests of maize last year has done more than shatter the hopes of Nwoya farmers as they quit planting the crop altogether. Nwoya Cassava and Rice Growers Cooperative Society…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Beans Rot In Omoro As Second Lockdown Bites
OMORO – The second shutdown of schools for 42 days to slow the spread of Covid-19 is beginning to bite farmers hard as suppliers of beans to schools are crying foul already. …
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers To Resume Cassava Growing
NWOYA – After a three-year cassava mosaic imposed lay-off, farmers will resume cassava growing in the northern district of Nwoya next year. Farmers allied to Nwoya Rice and Cassava Cooperative Society Limited…
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Cooperatives & Communities
District Chairman Vows To Revive Cooperatives
KIKUUBE – Peter Banura took the oath on May 24 as the first elected chairman of Kikuube District and pledged to revive cooperatives to their full glory and riches. In his maiden…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cattle Rustling Derails Farming In Lamwo
LAMWO – Cattle rustling has soared in Agoro Sub County, Lamwo District. It has diminished the oxen herd and subsequently frustrated commercial farming in the area. Francis Todwong, the LC-I chairman of…
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