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Cooperatives & Communities
Kikuube youth SACCO seeks gov’t support for farm mechanisation
KIKUUBE, October 21, 2026 — Leaders of the Kikuube District Youth Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [SACCO] have appealed to the government to provide agricultural mechanisation equipment, including tractors, to enable…
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Agriculture
NARO intensifies cassava multiplication to boost food security in drought-prone Karamoja
SERERE, October 15, 2026 — The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has intensified cassava multiplication efforts to ensure farmers in the Karamoja Subregion have access to quality planting materials to help them…
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International
Extreme weather cuts major crop forecasts as global production outlook turns mixed
WASHINGTON, October 12, 2026 — Extreme dryness and unfavourable weather are expected to reduce production of several major crops around the world, according to the latest United States Department of Agriculture [USDA]…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bugisu small-scale farmers form union to bypass middlemen
MBALE CITY, October 1, 2026 — Small-scale food crop farmers across the Bugisu Subregion have officially formed a unified agricultural union to address low market prices, eliminate exploitative middlemen and strengthen their…
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News
Teso farmers lose out as Shs18bn cereal plant lies idle in Soroti City
SOROTI CITY, September 25, 2026 — Farmers in the Teso sub-region are missing out on opportunities to add value to their produce and access better markets as a Shs18 billion cereal value-addition…
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Environment
Climate change takes toll on Lango farmers as crop wither in gardens
ALEBTONG, September 22, 2026 — Simon Eluk, a resident of Amwak village in Omoro Subcounty, Alebtong district, planted maize on a two-acre garden hoping to harvest two tonnes by December. However, the…
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News
Hunger looms as frequent elephant invasions overwhelm Kiryandongo residents
KIRYANDONGO, September 16, 2026 — Residents of several villages in Kicwabugingo, Kyankende and Kigumba sub-counties in Kiryandongo district have appealed to government to compel the Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] to construct a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coop farmers excited as NARO introduces new climate-smart agriculture technology
KIKUUBE, August 30, 2026 — Farmers in Kikuube District have a reason to smile after the National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO], in partnership with a Japanese biotechnology firm, launched a campaign to…
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Agriculture
Minister faults Soroti farmers for failure to utilise aflatoxin removal machine
KAMPALA, August 29, 2026 — The Minister of State for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], Desire Muhoozi, has faulted farmers in Soroti for failing to utilise an aflatoxin removal machine provided…
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Trade
Uganda’s export earnings rise 11.0 percent in June 2026 – report
KAMPALA, June 22, 2026 — Uganda’s export earnings in June 2026 amounted to US$ 1.3 billion, an increase of 11.0 percent from US$ 1.2bln in June 2025, driven by higher earnings from…
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