Maize
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Western
Ntoroko district gets facilities for value addition
NTOROKO, September 7, 2023 – Government under the Local Economic Growth Support [LEGS] Project has constructed maize, coffee, and rice agro-processing facilities in Ntoroko district to improve on value addition. According to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kwania: Emyooga funds improving livelihoods of PWDs
KWANIA – Persons with disabilities under Kwania North PWD Emyooga SACCO are flourishing in both their businesses and livelihoods and now want more money to further grow their businesses. The SACCO which has…
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Western
Rwenzori vanilla farmers decry low prices
NTOROKO – Due to the low prices being offered by buyers, vanilla farmers in Ntoroko district and Rwenzori Sub-region at large have threatened to abandon the crop and go for other high-value…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers excited as Lira coop acquires maize mill
LIRA – Farmers in Ogur Sub-county in Lira district are excited after receiving a maize mill now under installation. The farmers in the subcounty have been travelling over five miles to get…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MP Auma asks women to embrace PDM
LIRA – The Woman Member of Parliament representing Lira district, Linda Auma has called upon women to pick interest in the Parish Development Model [PDM] and Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme [UWEP] if…
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Northern
Counterfeit maize seed seized in Lira
LIRA – More than 1,000 kilogrammes of fake maize seed have been seized in an ongoing operation mounted by the police, Lira district agricultural department, and Lango Agro-input Dealers’ Association. The operatives…
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Central
Masaka authorities wage war against wetland encroachers to save crested cranes
MASAKA – In a bid to save crested cranes, the environmental police and local authorities in Greater Masaka have begun to evict farmers from the wetlands considered to be the breeding grounds…
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Central
Big loss as over 10 crested cranes are poisoned to death in Lwengo
LWENGO – The environmental police in the Greater Masaka region are hunting for farmers who allegedly poisoned 11 crested cranes to death in Kikonge village, Kkingo Subcounty in Lwengo district. The police…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Abulomogo Maize Farmers’ SACCO embraces soybean growing, reaps big
APAC – In addition to other crops, members of Abulomogo Maize Farmers’ SACCO in Apac district have embraced the growing of soybeans to boost their savings and fight household poverty. Abulomogo Maize…
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Africa
Africa50 invests over US$ 6.6bln in infrastructure in six years
ABIDJANI – In just six years of operation, Africa50 has invested more than US$ 6.6 billion in critical infrastructure, African Development Bank [AfDB] President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina said Monday during the Africa50…
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