Irrigation
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Agriculture
Smallholder farmers in Acholi urged to embrace cooperatives for growth
GULU, May 27, 2025 –– Smallholder farmers in the Acholi Sub-region have been encouraged to join or form cooperative societies to enhance their productivity and build sustainable wealth. Robert Acac Okok, Chairperson…
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Cooperative selected to benefit from GROW project in Bunyoro
KIKUUBE, March 24, 2025 –– The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development [MGLSD] has selected Bunyoro Turihamu Cooperative Society Limited in Kikuube district to benefit from the Generating Growth Opportunities and…
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Kotido farmers receive irrigation equipment to boost agricultural productivity
KOTIDO, May 21, 2025 – Farmers in Kotido District have received a major boost following the delivery of irrigation equipment under the Micro-scale Irrigation Programme, a government initiative aimed at enhancing agricultural…
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Irrigation project targets over 3,000 farmers in climate change fight
GULU, May 12, 2025 – Mercy Corps, an international nongovernmental oragnisation, in partnership with the Northern Uganda Tractor Operators and Farmers Association [NUTOFA], is targeting over 3,000 farmers in the Acholi Sub-region…
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Shs 8bln R. Kagera Water Project stalls for eight months
MBARARA CITY, April 11, 2025 – The Shs 8 billion Kagera Water Project, intended to improve water access in Mbarara City, Isingiro, and neighbouring areas, has stalled for eight months due to…
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Abim, Otuke districts receive Shs 1.9bln agro-investment hubs
ABIM, March 16, 2025 – Two agro-investment hubs have been established in Abim and Otuke districts to improve access to agricultural inputs and entice farmers to engage in commercial farming. The facilities,…
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Bushfires threaten plantation agriculture in Acholi
GULU CITY, 10 March 2025 – Lillian Wanican, a coffee nursery bed operator and trainer, has highlighted that bushfires pose a significant threat to plantation agriculture, such as coffee, in the Acholi…
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Agriculturalist pushes for clonal Robusta coffee growing in Lango Subregion
LIRA City, February 25, 2025 – Andrew Okello Awany, the former Coordinator of the now-defunct Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] for the Lango Subregion, is advocating for the phasing out of Robusta…
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Local communities in Serere receive new irrigation scheme
SERERE, February 24, 2025 –– Farmers in Kateta Subcounty, Serere district, have been encouraged to embrace commercial farming following the commissioning a new irrigation scheme. This statement was made by Alfred Okot…
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MPs urge gov’t to review co-funding for major irrigation programme
KAMPALA, February 14, 2025 – Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee have described the 25 percent co-funding requirement for farmers to access the Micro-Scale Irrigation Programme as unrealistic and unaffordable for…
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