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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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Cooperatives & Communities
Sweet dream: Single mother embraces honey processing to escape poverty
Harriet Kayeny Pamungu, a 20 year old single mother from Padolo parish in Erussi Sub County is one of several single mothers benefiting from training in Honey processing under the SURE DEAL…
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News
Bitter Pill: Bunyangabu Honey Sales Drop Following Transport Ban
Members of Bunyangabu Bee Keepers Cooperative are feeling the pinch of the ongoing moratorium on public transport in their pockets following a drop in sales in the wake of the directive. On…
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