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200 Street-connected youth benefit from commercial farming training
GULU, April 29, 2025 — A total of 200 formerly street-connected youth are now reaping the rewards of commercial farming training received at Gang Wa Peace Farm in Pabwoo Village, Gulu district.…
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EAP constructs value addition facilities for maize and fruits in Masindi district
MASINDI, April 28, 2025 – East African Power [EAP], through its Budongo Community Development Project, has initiated the construction of a maize milling and fruit processing facilities in Kigaragara Village, Labongo Sub-county,…
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Regional leaders unite for peace and prosperity in semi-arid borderlands
KARENGA, April 24, 2025 – Regional leaders from Uganda, Kenya, and South Sudan and other stakeholders gathered in Karenga district for a pivotal transboundary meeting themed “Sowing Synergy, Harvesting Harmony: Catalyzing Peace…
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Museveni praises Catholic Church for role in poverty alleviation
MITYANA, April 16, 2025 – President Yoweri Museveni has commended the Catholic Church in Uganda for its active role in fighting poverty and promoting socio-economic development across communities. Speaking on Tuesday at…
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Karamoja farmers empowered with 55 walking tractors to boost food production
WAKISO, April 16, 2025 –– Farmers from Uganda’s Karamoja Sub-region have received a significant boost after the Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO)]of the United Nations, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture,…
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50 cooperatives in Apac and Kwania districts receive farm inputs
APAC, April 15, 2025 – Fifty cooperative societies in Apac and Kwania districts have received a consignment of farm inputs from the National Oil Seeds Project [NOSP], an initiative aimed at promoting…
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Ruwenzori Diocese SACCO posts strong growth in 2024
FORT PORTAL CITY, April 11, 2025 – Ruwenzori Diocese Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [RUDI SACCO], a church-founded financial institution based at Kabarole Hill in Fort Portal City, recorded remarkable financial…
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PWDs in Teso form cooperative union to boost livelihoods
SOROTI, March 20, 2025 – Persons living with disabilities [PWDs] in the Teso Subregion have come together to form a cooperative union with the aim to save and borrow to invest in…
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NARO official urges farmers in Lango to commercialise cassava growing
LIRA CITY, March 11, 2025 – Farmers in Lango Subregion can significantly improve their household incomes by growing cassava for commercial purposes. Dr Christopher Omongo, Head of the Root Crops Programme at…
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Kwania farmers urged to join cooperative societies
KWANIA, March 6, 2025 – Kenny Auma Lapat, the Kwania District Woman Member of Parliament, has urged farmers to join cooperatives in order to enhance their bargaining power and improve household incomes.…
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