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Finance & Banking
UDB readies Shs 18.3bln for 19 projects in Bunyoro
HOIMA– At least 19 projects in Bunyoro Sub-region that need cheap loans will benefit from Shs 18.3 billion offered by Uganda Development Bank [UDB], with the projects expected to create 432 jobs…
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Masindi farmer groups trained on agronomic practices
MASINDI-Farmers under different farmer groups in Masindi district have been trained on good agronomic practices, post-harvest handling, value addition, and institutional development. The two-day training which was held at the education hall…
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Agriculture
Ngetta ZARDI realises poor farm yields
LIRA– Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute [ZARDI] in Lira City, one of the government agencies implementing the project for massive production in the country, has registered poor harvests in the…
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Leaders ask Museveni to intervene in Kikuube land row
KIKUUBE– Leaders in Kikuube district have asked President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to resettle more than 1,000 people who have since February last year pitched camp at the offices of the Kikuube resident…
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Agriculture
Farmers urged to embrace production of perennial crops
KWANIA –Farmers in Kwania district have been advised to embrace the growing of perennial crops which earn more money for households than seasonal crops. According to Paskweli Otoo, the executive director of…
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UNBS tips Kabarole food processors on quality standards
FORT PORTAL – The Uganda National Bureau of Standards [UNBS] has advised processors in Fort Portal City and Kabarole district to adhere to quality standards if they want their products to be…
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Teso farmers tipped on improving agricultural productivity
SOROTI– Over 100 farmers in Teso Sub-region have been advsied on the agricultural practices they can undertake to improve productivity so as to improve their household incomes as well as fight poverty.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Utilise PDM to embrace urban farming, Lira City residents urged
LIRA-Although there is limited land in urban areas for large-scale farming, farmers in Lira City have been advised to utilise the Parish Development Model Programme [PDM] to engage in fish and poultry…
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Kumi RDC urges youth leaders to embrace poverty eradication programmes
KUMI-Kumi Resident District Commissioner, Ahamada Washaki has urged youth leaders to embrace and rally their colleagues into embracing government’s poverty eradication programmes like Emyooga and Parish Development Model [PDM]. Washaki who made…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Form cooperatives to access better markets for your produce, farmers urged
LIRA-Lira Produce Dealers` Cooperative Society [LPDCCS] Limited has advised farmers in Lango Sub-region to form cooperatives if they are to get better markets for their produce. There is concern that farmers in…
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