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PM Nabbanja orders arrest of defaulters of youth and women funds
KIKUUBE, April 29, 2024 – Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has ordered security authorities in Kikuube district to recover the money disbursed to women and youth groups, adding that defaulters be arrested. Nabbanja…
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Serere: Farmers worried over poor yields as soil testing equipment at research institute lie idle
SERERE, April 25, 2024 – Farmers in Serere district have raised concerns over poor yields, and farm losses, which they say are brought about by the soil testing equipment that lie idle…
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Excitement as Butebo gets first tarmac road
BUTEBO, April 23, 2024 – Residents of Petete town council in Butebo district are excited following the commissioning of the construction for the the first tarmac road in the district. The 6.5-kilometre…
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Dokolo residents advised to embrace livestock farming
DOKOLO, April 17, 2024 – Dr Rosemary Alwoc Ogwal, former contestant for Dokolo District Woman Member of Parliament has urged communities in the district to take up livestock keeping as the best…
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Kiruhura: NAGRC Boss asks UPDF to protect Nshaara Ranch from land grabbers
MBARARA, March 28, 2024 – The National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank [NAGRC & DB] Executive Director, Peter Beine has asked for military manpower to protect Nshaara Ranch from being…
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FMD quarantine in Kabarole district, Fort Portal City eased with strict guidelines
KABAROLE, March 20, 2024 – Authorities monitoring Foot and Mouth Disease [FMD] in Kabarole district, and Fort Portal City have eased the quarantine restrictions that were imposed two months ago to curtail…
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Northern
NARO appoints new head of livestock research at NaLRRI
LIRA, January 29, 2024 – The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has appointed Prof. Samuel Majalija of Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources and Biosecurity as the head of…
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Eastern
Kabarole bans livestock trade over outbreak of FMD
FORT PORTAL, January 25, 2024 – Authorities in Kabarole district and Fort Portal City have banned the trade of livestock, products, and their movement following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease…
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Africa
Kyotera: Chicken prices hike as govt bans eating of beef due to anthrax
KYOTERA, December 13, 2023 – The prices for live chicken and related meat have gone up in Kyotera district after authorities imposed a two-month quarantine on livestock and beef trade, aimed at…
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International
Commonwealth unveils framework to help African countries implement Living Lands Charter
DUBAI, December 6, 2023 – A new implementation framework was launched yesterday to facilitate coordinated action among the 56 Commonwealth countries, including African member states, on land, biodiversity and climate challenges, directly…
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