Irrigation
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kikuube district overwhelmed by farmers seeking solar-powered irrigation systems
KIKUUBE, January 16, 2024 – Kikuube district production department is overwhelmed by the number of farmers seeking solar-powered irrigation systems to mitigate the effects of climatic change. Kikuube District Local Government recently…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Agriculture: Among asks MPs to review status of valley dams
KAMPALA, November 29, 2023 – The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has tasked Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to make a comprehensive study on the status of valley dams…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt urged to probe Shs 42bln Tochi Irrigation Scheme
OYAM, October 27, 2023 – Legislators on Parliament`s Committee on Equal Opportunities have asked the government to launch an investigation into the Tochi Irrigation Scheme in Acaba Sub-county, Oyam district. The chairperson…
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Africa
IFAD and Malawi to build resilience and productivity of small-scale farmers and MSMEs
ROME/LILONGWE, October 11, 2023: As Malawi’s food insecurity worsens due to ongoing multiple crises, the International Fund for Agricultural Development [IFAD] and the Government of Malawi recently signed additional funding of US…
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Northern
Apac farmers acquire micro-irrigation scheme
APAC, September 15, 2023 -As part of efforts towards improving agricultural productivity government has commissioned a micro-scale irrigation demonstration site to serve members of Ayara Farmers’ Group in Apac district. Speaking Tuesday…
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National
Govt hands over Tochi Irrigation Scheme to Oyam farmers
OYAM, September 11, 2023 – The Ministry of Water and Environment has handed over Tochi Irrigation scheme in Acaba Sub-county in Oyam district to farmers under Tochi Irrigation Cooperative Society to enhance…
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Western
Entice youth to embrace commercial agriculture, farmers’ organisations urged
HOIMA – Farmers’ organisations operating in the Bunyoro Sub-region have been urged to mobilise and encourage the youth in the area to embrace commercial agriculture. Innocent Aliguma, the community development officer for Kyabigambire…
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Agriculture
Bunyoro farmers irked as fake agro-inputs flood market
HOIMA – As the second planting season of the year kicks in, farmers in Bunyoro Sub-region have appealed to the government to intervene and get rid of the fake agro-inputs on the…
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Northern
Shs 3.7bln dam in Kole left to waste
KOLE – A Shs 3.7 billion water dam in Kole district lies idle, 15 years after it was constructed to provide water for irrigation and domestic use, this news website can say.…
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Eastern
Lack of reliable power supply cripples business for Serere cooperative
SERERE – Due to a lack of reliable power supply, Kamurojo Growers’ Cooperative Society Limited is still grappling with low business activity, a year after the cooperative installed a rice huller to…
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