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MPs demand mass education on mycotoxins contamination
KAMPALA, April 4, 2024 – Parliament’s committees of Agriculture, and Health want government to design a public information programme to sensitise Ugandans about the risks posed by mycotoxins contamination to human health.…
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News
Parliament finally passes Animal Feeds Bill
KAMPALA, February 21, 2024 – The House has passed the Animal Feeds Bill, 2023 creating a committee to regulate production, storage, importation, exportation, and marketing of animal feeds. The Animal Feeds Committee…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kole cooperative in dire need of modern mill for value addition
KOLE – Alito Joint Farmers’ Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in Kole district badly needs a new oil grinding mill after the old one they were using broke down. According to John Christopher…
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Northern
Alebtong farmers ask govt for machine to process livestock feeds
ALEBTONG – A farmers’ group in Alebtong town council, Alebtong district has asked the government to provide them with a machine to process livestock feeds, saying the market is available. The group,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Groups urged to pick piggery and poultry enterprises
LIRA – Beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in the Lango Sub-region have been advised to select piggery and poultry enterprises if they want to make quick returns on their investments.…
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Agriculture
Ngetta ZARDI realises poor farm yields
LIRA– Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute [ZARDI] in Lira City, one of the government agencies implementing the project for massive production in the country, has registered poor harvests in the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Serere fish farmers ask for feed processing plant
SERERE– Serere District Fish farmers Association [SEDFFA] has asked government to support them with a fish feed processing facility, saying the current prices of fish feeds are high for them to afford.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ngora cooperative impacting communities through youth-led fish farming project
NGORA– At the beginning, it seemed like it was an ambitious project for the youth of Ngora District Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society as they presented their idea of fish farming during the…
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Technology
Ugandan scientists develop anti-tick vaccine
WAKISO-Ugandan Scientists have discovered an effective anti-tick vaccine that is set to undergo trials soon. The vaccine developed by the National Livestock Research Institute [NaLIRRI] at Nakyesesa is ready for field trials.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gudie Leisure Farm interests youth in agripreneurship
GULU– A total of 102 youth from Gulu city and Gulu district have completed a six-weeks training in agripreneurship organised by Gudie Leisure Farm [GLF]. The youth during the training were able…
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