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South Africa’s macadamia industry expands despite looming US tariffs
PRETORIA, August 2, 2025 –– South Africa remains the world’s top producer and exporter of macadamia nuts, but the industry is bracing for a turbulent period as export volumes face pressure from…
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MPs call for increased funding for agro-industrialisation
KAMPALA, April 11, 2025 — Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries has recommended a phased increase in funding for the Agro-Industrialisation Programme through budget allocation from the current 2.4 percent…
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NAADS to distribute Hass avocado and macadamia seedlings worth Shs 3.5bln
KABAROLE, August 28, 2024 – In the 2024/2025 financial year, the National Agricultural Advisory Services [NAADS] will distribute 400,000 Hass avocado seedlings worth Shs 2.5 billion and over 100,000 macadamia seedlings valued…
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Agriculture
NAADS distributes Shs 4bln seedlings for macadamia and Hass avocado
KABAROLE – Government through the National Agricultural Advisory Services [NAADS] Secretariat has so far distributed to farmers planting materials for Hass avocado and macadamia worth Shs 4 billion. Through the Nucleus Farmer…
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Acholi leaders want implementation of new farming project halted
GULU-Acholi leaders want the recently launched Parish to Market Model project to boost commercial agriculture in Acholi Sub-region halted to give more time for further discussions and sensitisation of the land owners.…
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Farmers urged to grow Hass avocado and macadamia
KYENJOJO-Farmers in Rwenzori Sub-region and Uganda at large have been urged to embrace growing of Hass avocado and macadamia to improve on their household incomes. Government through National Agricultural Advisory Services [NAADS]…
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Agriculture
MP Akol roots for perennial crops in Acholi Sub-region
AMURU– Kilak North Member of Parliament Anthony Akol, also chairperson Acholi Parliamentary Group [APG], has urged his colleagues from the sub-region to rally farmers to embrace the growing of perennial crops, saying…
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Agriculture
Agago macadamia farmers receive 30,000 seedlings
AGAGO– Government through the Ministry of Agriculture Animal husbandry and Fisheries [MAAIF] committed it will distribute 30,000 macadamia seedlings to farmers in Agago district. Fred Bwino Kyakulaga, the Minister of State for…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: MPs rally vulnerable persons to form businesses
GULU-Members of Parliament from Acholi Sub-region have urged the vulnerable persons to establish and register their enterprises before running to borrow from the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds aimed at fighting poverty…
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