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Hippos raid villages in Soroti, destroy crop fields and leave residents living in fear
SOROTI, June 24, 2026 — Residents in several parts of Soroti district in eastern Uganda are living in fear of hunger after hippos strayed from lake Kyoga’s papyrus swamps and invaded villages,…
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Dry spell destroys crops in Karamoja, threatening livelihoods and food security
KOTIDO, June 22, 2026 — Farmers across the Karamoja Sub-region are facing a deepening agricultural crisis as a prolonged dry spell continues to destroy crops, threatening the livelihoods and food security of…
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Farmers urged to preserve indigenous seeds as seed bank launched in Serere
SERERE, October 30, 2025 — The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum Uganda [ESAFF Uganda] has established a community seed bank at Alilimo village in Kyere Town Council, Serere district.…
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Kikuube: Coop managers urged to uphold good governance practices
KIKUUBE, August 14, 2025 – Managers of cooperatives, including Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Kikuube district, have been urged to uphold good governance, particularly transparency and accountability, if these entities…
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Kikuube: Local cooperative receives tractor to boost agricultural production
KIKUUBE, August 11, 2025 – Farmers under the Buhumuriro Tukorerehamwe Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Kikuube district have received a major boost following the donation of a tractor worth over Shs 100…
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Teso: Officials decry shortage of agricultural extension workers
SOROTI, July 31, 2025 – – A shortage of agricultural extension workers in some parts of Teso Sub-region is hindering farmers’ access to vital market information and support, concerned officials have warned.…
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Amolatar district urged to support local seed production to fight counterfeits
AMOLATAR, July 13, 2025 –– Farmers from various cooperative societies in Amolatar district are appealing to district authorities for financial support to boost local seed production, which they say is vital in…
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Bunyoro farmers urged to embrace oil seed project to boost household incomes
HOIMA, July 11, 2025 –– Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] have called on farmers in the Bunyoro region to embrace the National Oil Seed Project [NOSP],…
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NaSARRI to release new oil seed varieties for enhanced production
SERERE, April 26, 2025 – Following the successful release of improved oil seed varieties of groundnuts, simsim, and sunflower earlier this year, the National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute [NaSARRI] is set to…
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Gov’t launches construction of Shs 1.5bln roads in Masindi district
MASINDI, March 6, 2025 – Government has commenced the construction of access roads in the two sub-counties of Kiruli and Bwijanga under the National Oil Seed Project [NOSP]. The roads, which are…
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