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ACDP: Parliament directs Ministry of Agriculture to investigate none payment of farmers
The Deputy Speaker, Anita Among has directed the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to investigate claims of non-payment of farmers under the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP). Anita Among said…
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Government earmarks 10 tractors for Acholi sub-region
ACHOLI – The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries is in the process of supplying 10 tractors for the Acholi sub-region this year. This follows an…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MP Olanya donates a tractor to Amuru farmers
AMURU – Gilbert Olanya, the Kilak South Member of Parliament has donated a tractor to farmers in his constituency. The tractor worth Shs165 million was received by Rwot Otinga Otto Otuka Yai,…
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MAAIF boosts Teso, Karamoja and Lango sub-regions in preparation for war against locusts
LANGO – A total of 23 districts from Teso, Karamoja and Lango sub-regions that experienced invasion by desert locusts in 2020 have received equipment worth Shs 3b, under the Ministry of Agriculture…
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Farmers from newly created sub counties demand for Government Extension workers
AMURU – Farmers in newly created Lakang and Layima sub-counties in Amuru district are demanding for deployment of extension workers to boost their agricultural knowledge. The two sub-counties were curved out of…
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Government to scaleup fish farming, says Adoa – Fisheries Minister
GULU – The Ugandan government is on a mission to take fish farming to every part of the country including parts without water bodies, the State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa has…
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Tea Farmers lose billions of shillings
Mbarara – Tea Farmers in Buhweju are stranded with their produce following the failure of Igara-Buhweju tea factory to buy out all the available green leaves. Igara-Buhweju tea, the only establishment in the…
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Heavy downpour kills one, properties worth millions destroyed in Masindi
MASINDI – A 32-year-old woman has died after being washed away by running water as a result of a heavy downpour in Kimina village, Kiruli sub-county, Masindi district. The incident occurred during…
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Leveraging Ugandan food systems to attain SDGs by 2030
The Secretary-General of the United Nations will convene a Food Systems Summit in September, 2021 in a bid to accelerate the implementation of the Decade of Action to Achieve the Sustainable Development…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Broken bridges cut off three parishes in Amuru
AMURU – More than 6000 residents of Oguru Kal village in Pabo Town Council ,Otorokume and Olinga parishes in Pogo sub-county in Amuru District are struggling to access local markets after the…
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