Food insecurity
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Agriculture
UPDF goes for commercial maize production in fight against food insecurity
KIKUUBE-The Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF] has joined efforts of ensuring food security in the country by launching commercial production of maize, soybeans, and sorghum The UPDF Spokesperson, Brig Gen. Felix Kulayigye…
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Health
Food insecurity impacts mental health illnesses in Northern Uganda
GULU– Mental health experts have linked the resurgence of mental illnesses in Northern Uganda to food insecurity as people struggle to provide for their families. Gulu Regional Referral Hospital which serves Acholi…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Diminishing presence of granaries, a recipe for food insecurity in Teso
SOROTI-Declining presence of granaries [Edula in Ateso] has exposed Teso Sub-region to chronicle food insecurity, theCooperator can say. Previously known as Teso district, the sub-region in eastern Uganda comprises 10 districts of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers face challenges as rains intensify in Pader, other districts
PADER– Farmers in Pader and other neighbouring districts are finding it difficult to harvest their crops due to heavy rains that have also posed challenges to post-harvest handling. The most affected districts…
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International
Ukraine wheat will ease hunger in Ethiopia – WFP
UN-The World Food Programme [WFP] says 30,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat bought for its operations in Ethiopia is expected to arrive in neighbouring Djibouti next week. Claire Neville, the WFP’s spokesperson for…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Heavy downpour kills one, properties worth millions destroyed in Masindi
MASINDI – A 32-year-old woman has died after being washed away by running water as a result of a heavy downpour in Kimina village, Kiruli sub-county, Masindi district. The incident occurred during…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers want government to dig trenches around villages neighboring Murchison Falls National Park
MASINDI – Farmers neighboring Murchison Falls National Park in Kiruli sub-county in Masindi district want the government to dig trenches around the villages adjacent to the park to deter elephants from destroying…
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