Fisheries
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News
32 cases of illegal fishing registered in Lango in three months
Lira City, September 3, 2024 – At least 32 cases of illegal fishing were registered in Lango Subregion in May, June, and July, according to the area police. Patrick Jimmy Okema, the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Norinchukin Bank’s losses expected to grow to US$ 9.5bln
TOKYO, June 29, 2024 – Norinchukin Bank is expected to report US$ 9.5 billion [1.5 trillion yen] in net losses for the current fiscal year, about triple the projection given less than…
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Serere: Farmers worried over poor yields as soil testing equipment at research institute lie idle
SERERE, April 25, 2024 – Farmers in Serere district have raised concerns over poor yields, and farm losses, which they say are brought about by the soil testing equipment that lie idle…
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Feasibility studies for major EAC expressway set to begin soon
BUSIA, April 24, 2024 – The feasibility studies for the 256-kilometre multinational Kisumu-Kisian-Busia/Kakira-Malaba-Busitema-Busia Expressway is set to start soon after the East African Community [EAC] officially handed over the site to the…
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MPs rally behind agriculture ministry despite budget cuts for FY 2024/2025
KAMPALA, April 12, 2024 – The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has urged the Budget Committee to give special importance to Uganda’s agriculture sector as it is the backbone of the country.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lango Sub-region: Cooperative distributes seeds to farmers
KOLE, April 2, 2024 – As the new planting season starts, the Alito Joint Farmers’ Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in Alito Sub-county, Kole district has kicked off distributing soybean and simsim seeds…
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Serere district embarks on rehabilitation of community access roads
SERERE, March 1, 2024 – In the realm of agriculture, better infrastructural development can drastically reduce the time taken to transport produce from farms to markets, therefore helping the farmers to minimise…
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Cooperatives & Communities
LCI chairpersons launch SACCO, ask Museveni for tractors
HOIMA, January 22, 2024 – Local Council One [LCI] chairpersons in Hoima City have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to help them acquire two tractors promised to them by the Ministry of…
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International
WBG supports Tuvalu in strengthening fisheries management
WASHINGTON, December 11, 2023 – Tuvalu will gain resources and support to strengthen the management of its fisheries, one of the country’s highest sources of income, and to create new jobs in the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Senegal: AfDB agrees loan of nearly €87mln for agricultural hub
DAKAAR, November 24, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved a €86.89 million loan to Senegal to develop an agribusiness processing zone in the north of the country, with the…
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