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Agriculture
Aduku Sub-county enacts cassava bylaw
KWANIA-Leaders of Aduku Sub-county in Kwania district have passed a bylaw to promote cassava growing, saying the crop will help households fight poverty. Under the new ordinance dubbed “Cassava Ordinance” every household…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Rice farmers ask gov’t to rescind ban on growing rice in wetlands
MBALE– Rice farmers in Mbale City are not happy with government for imposing a ban on growing rice in the wetlands, saying they should have been consulted first. The farmers are concerned…
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Agriculture
GULU: NARO courts more farmers into growing new rice variety
GULU-The National Agricultural Research Organization [NARO] is courting farmers in Gulu district to join in the massive production of Namche 5 rice variety. The rice variety, which grows and yields well in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
SACCOS best solution to ending poverty in Uganda, says UCSCU boss
KAMPALA – The chief executive officer of Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union [UCSCU], Dr. Sylvester Ndiroramukama has underscored the role of SACCOS in helping communities to fight poverty. Talking to theCooperator…
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Education
Construction of classroom blocks begins in four Kumi schools
KUMI-Authorities in Kumi district have launched the construction of classroom blocks in four government-aided primary schools that are overwhelmed by a high number of pupils. The primary schools to benefit include Oseera,…
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Agriculture
Adjumani sunflower growers suffer losses as prices drop
ADJUMANI: More than 500 sunflower farmers in Adjumani district under the Development Initiative for Northern Uganda [DINU] piloting the growing of oil seed crops want government to intervene in the sunflower market,…
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News
IG arrests top officials of UTC Kichwamba over abuse of office
FORT PORTAL – The Inspectorate of Government [IG] has arrested and charged top officials of Uganda Technical College, Kichwamba over abuse of office. According to the IG spokesperson, Ali Munira, the officials…
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News
Kiryandongo leaders worried as land grabbers target schools
KIRYANDONGO – The increase in the cases of school land being targeted by land grabbers is worrying leaders in Kiryandongo district. According to Rev. Edward Kiirya, the district education officer Kiryandongo, most…
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News
Dokolo RDC recovers seven bicycles sold by village chairpersons
DOKOLO-Dokolo resident district commissioner, Barbara Akech has recovered seven bicycles allegedly sold off by local council one and two chairpersons. Recently the government distributed bicycles to facilitate the work of the village…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ntungamo pineapple farmers cry out to gov’t as factory stops operations
NTUNGAMO-Farmers who embraced commercial pineapple growing in Itojo Sub-county and Nyamukana town council in Ntungamo are now crying to the government to help them find buyers after a local juice-processing factory failed…
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