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Africa
AfDB project boosts agricultural yields for youth enterprises in Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO-Launched in 2016, the Young Rural Enterprises Project in the Central West of Madagascar has helped improve agricultural yields. Yields of rice and maize doubled, according to a project a recent progress…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nwoya farmer groups in need of stores for produce
NWOYA-Farmer groups in Nwoya district have asked authorities to build them stores if they are to maintain quality of their produce. Currently, the district has stores in major trading centers. However, farmers…
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Cooperatives & Communities
TUI Legacy Awards revitalise hopes of youth in Kiryandongo district
KIRYANDONGO – Over 120 youth under Kigya United Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Kiryandongo district are excited that their investment in quality seeds has produced positive results and are hoping to grow their…
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News
Pader district boss on the spot over diverting grinding machine
PADER-Justine Ocen, the Pader District LCV Vice Chairperson is on the spot for allegedly diverting a maize grinding machine meant for Porogali Sub-county. The machine, which was acquired by the government through…
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Residents irked by poor roads in Sebei Sub-region
KAPCHORWA: The poor state of community roads in Sebei Sub-region is partly to blame for the poverty that residents face, as farmers find it difficult to deliver their agricultural produce to markets,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mixed reactions as MPs assess Masindi ACDP activities
MASINDI– MPs on the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture headed by Abim district Woman MP Janet Okorimoi visited two cooperatives this week to assess the activities being implemented by selected cooperatives under the…
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Buliisa residents petition UWA over destruction of crops by elephants
BULIISA-Over 1,380 residents living near Murchison Falls National Park in Buliisa district have asked the Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] to act and stop elephants and buffaloes from invading their communities. In their…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ACDP processing machines installed for Masindi cooperatives
MASINDI-The installation of processing machines which were given to different cooperatives in Masindi district under the Agriculture Cluster Development Projects [ ACDP ] is complete, according to Cosmas Byaruhanga the chairperson LCV…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Northern Uganda farmers ask gov’t for storage facilities
LIRA-Cooperative farmers in the Lango and Acholi sub-regions have urged government to construct storage facilities to enable them to maintain the quality of their harvests. They said the production has gone up…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amuru authorities in dilemma as farmers opt to grow cash crops
AMURU-Authorities in Amuru district are concerned that they might not be able to fight famine in the district in the near future as a high number of farmers are opting to grow…
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