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News
UN seeks US$ 50.2mln to tackle Uganda’s worsening hunger crisis, El Niño flood threats
KAMPALA, October 27, 2026 – The United Nations [ UN ] and its humanitarian partners are seeking an additional US$ 50.2 million to provide emergency assistance to 560,000 vulnerable people in Uganda…
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Africa’s natural wealth takes centre stage as leaders call for shift from accounting to action
ADDIS ABABA, October 21, 2026 — African policymakers, development partners and financial experts have called for greater use of natural capital accounting to shape economic policy, attract investment and support sustainable development…
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Agriculture
Teso farmers urged to embrace commercial agroecology to boost household incomes
SOROTI CITY, October 16, 2026 — Farmers in Teso Subregion have been urged to move beyond producing food for household consumption and embrace commercial agroecology to improve their household incomes, protect their…
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Agriculture
Amolatar authorities reject soybean seed delivery over quality concerns
AMOLATAR, October 12, 2026 — Amolatar district officials, led by Chief Administrative Officer Rhoda Oroma, have rejected a consignment of soybean seeds supplied to farmers under a government agricultural programme over concerns…
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Agriculture
Quality of Bunyoro’s coffee still lacking, says MAAIF official
HOIMA CITY, October 11, 2026 — Eunice Kabibi, the Assistant Commissioner in the Coffee Department at the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] and former Director of Legal Services at…
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Agriculture
Teso farmers urged to embrace coffee growing to boost household incomes
SOROTI, October 9, 2026 — Farmers in the Teso Sub-region have been encouraged to embrace coffee growing to boost household incomes and improve livelihoods. The call was made during a recent coffee…
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News
How the Shs 15 trillion plan will transform drought-hit Karamoja
KAMPALA, August 27, 2026 — The Government of Uganda has proposed a five-year development plan worth Shs 15.1 trillion to transform the semi-arid Karamoja Sub-region, where communities largely depend on livestock herding…
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Environment
Parliamentary committee raises alarm over destruction of Zoka Central Forest Reserve
ADJUMANI, August 24, 2026 – Parliament’s Committee on Environment and Natural Resources has raised concern over the alarming level of degradation in Zoka Central Forest Reserve in Adjumani district, following a fact-finding…
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Opinions & Commentary
Restoring Land, Rebuilding Hope
ABIDJAN, August 19, 2026 — Africa’s future is being shaped in its drylands. Desertification, land degradation and drought are undermining food systems, rural economies, water security and social cohesion. Yet restoring degraded…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MADFA SACCO opens seventh branch in Nakaseke district
NAKASEKE, July 27, 2026 — Residents of Ngoma Sub-county in Nakaseke district have been urged to embrace Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] to improve their savings culture and access affordable credit,…
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