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Karimojong cattle raids : Acholi leaders urge OPM to provide emergency relief
AGAGO – Leaders in Acholi Sub-region want the Office of the Prime Minister [OPM] to consider providing emergency relief to the victims of cattle rustling in Agago and Kitgum districts. Currently, the…
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Over 1,000 chimpanzees killed in 12 years
KIKUUBE – Conservationists in Uganda say over 1,000 chimpanzees have been killed in the country in the last 12 years. According to Dr. Joshua Rukundo, the executive director of Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife…
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International
Co-op members to have their say and help towards raising £5mln for Barnardo’s
LONDON – Members of the UK’s largest co-operative business are being encouraged to participate in voting as part of Co-op’s 2023 AGM and help towards raising £5 million for Barnardo’s – the…
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Ngetta ZARDI kicks off planting
LIRA-Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute [ ZAR7DI ] in Lira City East Division, Lira City, one of the agencies implementing the government strategy of boosting food security and seed production…
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ESAFF graduates first cohort agroecology journalists and communicators
KAMPALA: The Eastern and Southern African Small Scale Farmers’ Forum [ESAFF] early this week passed out the first cohort of 20 journalists who completed training on how to report on agroecology practices…
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Finance & Banking
UDB readies Shs 18.3bln for 19 projects in Bunyoro
HOIMA– At least 19 projects in Bunyoro Sub-region that need cheap loans will benefit from Shs 18.3 billion offered by Uganda Development Bank [UDB], with the projects expected to create 432 jobs…
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Agriculture
Inside government plans to boost food security
KAMPALA-Food insecurity is one of the major challenges Uganda is still grappling with, according to Uganda Food Security Outlook Report for June 2022 to January 2023. The report says season bimodal harvests…
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Agriculture
Ngetta ZARDI realises poor farm yields
LIRA– Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute [ZARDI] in Lira City, one of the government agencies implementing the project for massive production in the country, has registered poor harvests in the…
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Agriculture
Govt donates 13 tractors to farmers in Bunyoro
KAKUMKIRO-Farmers in Bunyoro Sub-region have a reason to smile after they received 13 tractors from the government to engage in commercial agriculture. The 13 tractors are part of the mechanisation machinery, which…
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Education
Nebbi district receives more seed schools
NEBBI- Nebbi district leaders have officially handed over two sites in the sub-counties of Kucwiny and Ndhew to the contractor for the construction of two seed secondary schools. Government through the Ministry of…
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