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Cooperatives & Communities
Use of herbicides killing bees, honey cooperative cries out
KIKUUBE, March 19, 2024 – Bee farmers in Kikuube district say the increasing use of herbicides in the district is killing the insects known for collecting flower nectar and turning it into…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 350 farmer cooperatives supported to boost value addition
JINJA, February 12, 2024 – The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAF] has so far supported 358 farmer cooperatives/ organisations across the country to construct storage facilities and install value…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bulgaria, Argentina to exchange cooperative experience
SOFIA, November 2, 2023 – Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Alexander Yotsev days ago held a meeting with the Agriculture Secretary of the Argentine province of La Rioja Ernesto Perez,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Beekeeping: Kwania cooperative members earning big from venture
KWANIA – Members of Abapiri Oil Seed Cooperative Society Limited in Abapiri village, Atule parish, Chawente Sub-county in Kwania district are earning good money from beekeeping as they sell honey and other…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira beekeepers form cooperative to boost honey production
LIRA– Beekeepers in Ngetta ward in Lira City East Division are reaping fruits after forming a cooperative society that enables them to speak with one voice as they market their honey and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Pesticides killing our bees, Rubirizi farmers cry out for help
RUBIRIZI – Apiary farmers in Rubirizi district are worried that they could soon lose their business as bees are being killed by the pesticides used on the farms to prevent diseases and…
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News
Lira City company wins best honey award
LIRA– Wimrob Bees Company Limited, located in Lira City, and a producer and exporter of pure refined organic honey, has won the 2022 People`s Choice Award for natural bee honey brand in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira bee farmers asked to form SACCOs to benefit from PDM
LIRA -Beekeepers in Lira district have been asked to form saving and credit cooperative organizations [SACCOs] to benefit from the Parish Development model [ PDM ]. The district entomology officer, John Bosco…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bee farmers advise govt to recruit more entomologists
LIRA – Bee farmers in the Lango sub region have urged the government to recruit more Entomology officers to train farmers on beekeeping as a business for income generation. Professional entomologists contribute…
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Cooperatives & Communities
30 Persons with Disabilities in Acholi Reap from Apiculture Project
ACHOLI – At least 30 persons with visual and hearing impairments from four districts in Acholi sub region are reaping the benefits of engaging in Apiculture through the BEE-PwD project. The two…
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