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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi district prioritises three enterprises under PDM
MASINDI, April 17, 2024 – Parish Development Model [PDM] implementers in Masindi district say most of the beneficiaries of the programme have selected piggery, maize, and beans as the priority enterprises to…
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East Africa
AfDB approves US$ 66mln loan for equity enhancement of Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank
DODOMA, December 11, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved a US$ 66 million loan to the government of Tanzania for additional equity in Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank [TADB]. According…
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Kitgum district rallies farmers to embrace small-scale irrigation
KITGUM – Kitgum district agricultural department is rallying small-scale farmers in the district to embrace the use of small-scale irrigation technology as one of mitigating climate change. The agricultural department last week…
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Agro-processing facilities lie idle in Kapelebyong district
KAPELEBYONG – Famers in Kapelebyong district are in agony as agro-processing facilities established about six years ago by government under the Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme-project 2 [CAIIP-II] lie idle. Among the agro-processing facilities…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Serere cooperative to boost oil seed production
SERERE – Igola III Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in Serere district intends to produce more oil seeds with the hope that it will improve the welfare of its members. The cooperative…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Don’t become liability to gov’t, FRONASA members warned
GULU-The national vice chairperson Historical League for Greater North, Brig. Gen. Bosco Omure has scoffed at the Front for National Salvation [FRONASA] members in Acholi Sub-region, saying they are more interested in…
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Minister Adoa urges farmers to embrace fish farming
SOROTI– State minister for fisheries, Hellen Adoa has advised farmers in Uganda to engage more in fish farming, saying it complements other efforts geared towards fighting household poverty. According to Adoa, the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mpanga Growers Tea Factory to hold AGM
FORT PORTAL-The Annual General Meeting [AGM] of the shareholders of Mpanga Growers Tea Factory Limited for the year ended December 31, 2021, is to be held on December 8, 2022, according to…
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300 Pader farmers trained in beekeeping
PADER– At least 300 farmers in Latany and Awere sub-counties in Pader district have been trained in beekeeping, honey preparation, and value addition, which will in the end help farmers boost their…
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Agriculture
Katakwi model farmers receive in-calf heifers
KATAKWI– The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] through the National Agricultural Advisory Services [NAADS] has distributed 20 in-calf Friesian heifers to selected women farmers in Katakwi district. This follows…
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