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Cooperatives & Communities
Hailstorm destroys 1000 acres of crops in Kole District
A section of farmers in Akalo Sub County, Kole district have been left devastated after more than 1000 acres of their crop gardens were destroyed by a hailstorm over the weekend. Worst…
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Farmers in Acoli lose acres of crops to floods
Heavy rains in Acoli sub region have left acres of crop gardens submerged. The heavy rains which poured for a better part of August are continuing, causing massive destruction to crops such…
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Disaster minister worried by persistent heavy rains
The Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Eng. Hillary Onek, has voiced fears over heavy rains, ongoing for several months now, that continue to devastate livelihoods, disrupt movement of people and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Heavy rains destroy Shs 22m Masindi market drain just hours after it was commissioned
Rains have washed away a drainage channel at Masindi central market in Masindi town just hours after it was commissioned. The channel that is supposed to drain runoff from the market was…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers desperate as floods destroy gardens in Serere district.
Serere district in Teso region in Eastern part of Uganda could face a major food crisis, as the ongoing heavy rains continue to ravage the sub counties that constitute the district’s main…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 100 acres of crops dry up in Kasese after flooding
Farmers in Kyondo cell, Nyamwamba division, in Kasese municipality, are crying foul as their crops start to dry up due to flooding of River Nyamwamba close to a month ago. More than…
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Government rolls out climate change guidelines for Karamoja.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has launched a program for the dissemination of guidelines for mainstreaming climate change adaptation and mitigation in the Agricultural sector in Karamoja region.…
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