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Cooperatives & Communities
BCU farmers ask for equipment to produce soluble coffee
MBALE – Farmers under Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU] have appealed to government to support them with a soluble coffee processing plant, saying soluble coffee earns better prices on the international market. Nathan…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers’ cooperatives partner to promote food safety in Greater Masaka
MASAKA – Farmer’s cooperative societies and local government authorities in Greater Masaka area have partnered to ensure a proper food supply chain and food safety, this publication understands. According to Sowedi Sserwadda,…
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Agriculture
Bugisu farmers decry fake agro-inputs on market
MBALE –Farmers in Bugisu Sub-region have asked government to intervene and address the issue of the increasing presence of fake agro-inputs on the local market. Judith Mukite, a poultry farmer in Mbale…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Itek Okile Rice Cooperative readying for first planting season
LIRA-Members of Itek Okile Rice Growers’ Multipurpose Cooperative Society have started preparing rice fields in readiness for the first season planting of the year 2023. Alfred Ocen, the chairperson of the cooperative…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ngora cooperative to boost its agricultural production
NGORA-The Ngora District Mixed Farmers Savings and Credit Cooperative [NDFSC] wants to bolster its agricultural production in the coming season to enable members fight household poverty. The cooperative, which began in October…
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Agriculture
GULU: NARO courts more farmers into growing new rice variety
GULU-The National Agricultural Research Organization [NARO] is courting farmers in Gulu district to join in the massive production of Namche 5 rice variety. The rice variety, which grows and yields well in…
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Agriculture
Tea farmers decry high prices of fertilisers
SHEEMA – Tea-out growers in Sheema and other districts continue to ponder over the increasing prices of fertilisers and herbicides, saying unless government intervenes they will not be able to boost production…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Review contracts to settle disputes, MTIC official urges Hoima Sugar Limited and farmers
KIKUUBE– A senior official from the Ministry of Trade, industry, and Cooperatives [MTIC] wants Hoima Sugar Limited and cane out-growers in Kikuube district to revise their contracts if the long-standing disputes between…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Demonstration farms help farmers appreciate value of fertilisers
GULU-A joint initiative by two fertiliser-producing companies is helping farmers in Uganda to appreciate the importance of using fertilisers to boost farm yields. Yara Fertilizer Company and Export Trading Group-ETG have collaborated…
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National
Boosting food security: Museveni directs govt on large-scale production
KAMPALA– President Yoweri Museveni has directed the whole government led by the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance to implement strategic interventions in large-scale food production, especially at…
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