Fish farming
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Agriculture
Small-scale irrigation: Amuru moves to promote fish farming
AMURU – The Amuru district agricultural department is considering helping farmers who have embraced small-scale irrigation on their farms to begin fish farming as an additional income-generating activity. Currently, Amuru district has…
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Cooperatives & Communities
NWC boss urges women to embrace PDM
OYAM – The deputy executive secretary of the National Women`s Council [ NWC ], Emilly Akulo Omara has urged women in the country to embrace the Parish development Model [PDM], saying the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Museveni moots doubling PDM money
ARUA – The money being received by parishes each financial year under the Parish Development Model [PDM] could be doubled to Shs 200 million, according to President Yoweri Museveni. Official government documents…
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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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Cooperatives & Communities
Bugwere cultural leader urges subjects to embrace poverty eradication programmes
KIBUKU– The Bugwere cultural leader [Ikumbania], His Highness Geoffrey Wayabire has rallied SACCO group leaders from the four districts of Budaka, Kibuku, Butebo, and Pallisa to support and engage their subordinates so…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amuru moves to organise elections for PDM SACCO leaders
AMURU– Amuru District Local Government is in advanced preparations to organise elections for members to be on the committees of the Parish Development Model SACCOs [PDM SACCOs]. Initially, the interim PDM SACCO…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Central Uganda fishing groups form union
KAMPALA—Fisheries & Aquaculture stakeholders in Central Uganda have set up a cooperative union in a bid to save over US$171 million [ about Shs 615.6bln ] in potential business in aquaculture, fisheries,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Reconstruction of Tochi Irrigation Scheme resumes in Oyam district
OYAM – After farmers counted losses and deserted the Tochi Irrigation Scheme in Oyam district due to over flooding, Ministry of Water and Environment has recalled the firm which was undertaking the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Oyam farmers desert Tochi Irrigation Scheme worth Shs28b
OYAM – Tochi Irrigation Scheme in Oyam district that the government constructed at the cost of Shs 28b to promote rice growing has been deserted after a portion got submerged into floods.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
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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