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Kiryandongo unveils training centres to support PDM implementation
KIRYANDONGO, November 5, 2025 — The Kiryandongo District Local Government has launched facilities known as Parish Training Centres [PTCs] to enhance hands-on training for farmers under the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The…
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Gulu bee farmers urged to exploit lucrative bee venom market
GULU, November 3, 2025 — The Gulu District Entomology Officer, Alphonse Acaye, has urged bee farmers in the district to take advantage of the lucrative bee venom market. Bee venom is a…
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Farmers urged to preserve indigenous seeds as seed bank launched in Serere
SERERE, October 30, 2025 — The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum Uganda [ESAFF Uganda] has established a community seed bank at Alilimo village in Kyere Town Council, Serere district.…
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Tea farmers urged to form cooperatives to tap into gov’t programmes
KIKUUBE, October 30, 2025 — Tea farmers in Kikuube district have been urged to organise themselves by forming or joining existing cooperative societies in order to benefit from various government programmes. The…
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Nile Breweries rewards Rwenzori farmers for role in barley supply chain
FORT PORTAL CITY, October 29, 2025 — Brewing company, Nile Breweries Limited [NBL], recently recognised farmers in the Rwenzori Sub-region for their contribution to the country’s barley value chain. The recognition took…
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Over 400 Kapchorwa farmers receive coffee fertilisers in district initiative
KAPCHORWA, October 29, 2025 — More than 400 farmers in Kapchorwa district have received coffee fertilisers from the district production office as part of an ongoing effort to boost coffee productivity and…
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Lira: Mismanagement leads to takeover of rice irrigation scheme from local cooperative
LIRA, October 28, 2025 — The Department of Agriculture in Lira district has taken over the management of the Itek-Okile Rice Irrigation Scheme in an effort to boost rice production in the…
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Kiryandongo tree farmers to benefit from World Bank-funded project
KIRYANDONGO, October 28, 2025 — Kiryandongo district is set to embark on an exciting journey that promises to benefit local farmers and foster environmental sustainability. The Investing in Forests and Protected Areas…
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Relief for farmers as roads are rehabilitated in Hoima to ease transportation
HOIMA, October 27, 2025 — Farmers in various areas of Hoima district have reason to smile after the local government rehabilitated 66 kilometres of roads at a cost of Shs 390 million,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Court halts confirmation of new directors at Igara Growers Tea Factory
BUSHENYI, October 25, 2025 – The Igara Growers Tea Factory in Kyamuhunga, Bushenyi district, is once again embroiled in a bitter leadership dispute after the High Court, through a court order, halted…
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