human health
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News
Local CSOs urge gov’t on banned hazardous agrochemicals
KAMPALA, April 17, 2026 — Civil society organisations [CSOs] working on food safety have urged government to ensure robust enforcement of the ban on a range of highly hazardous pesticides and agrochemicals…
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Development
UDB launches programme to reshape industrialisation
KAMPALA, March 25, 2025 – Uganda Development Bank [UDB] recently launched the Reshaping Industries for a Sustainable Economy [RISE] Programme aimed at transforming the way the Bank deploys its resources within the…
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News
Ugandans support global treaty to address plastic pollution
KAMPALA, May 30, 2024 – A recent survey commissioned by World Wide Fund for Nature, and Plastic Free Foundation, and conducted by Ipsos, reveals that an overwhelming majority of Ugandans support a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kenya: Real estate takes biggest share of SACCO loans
NAIROBI – Land and housing consumed the largest share of loans Kenyan SACCOs issued to their members in 2022, the latest data by SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority [SASRA] shows. According to the…
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Environment
Trillions wasted on subsidies could help address climate change, says World Bank
WASHINGTON – Trillions of dollars are wasted on subsidies for agriculture, fishing, and fossil fuels that could be used to help address climate change instead of harming people and the planet, a…
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