Maize
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Cooperatives & Communities
Loan repayment: Emyooga SACCOs urged to give members more time
ARUA-President Yoweri Museveni has asked Emyooga SACCOs to give their members a grace period of at least two years to pay off their loans. Museveni made the call yesterday in Arua City…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Oyam cooperative asks govt for maize seeds
OYAM – Okii Oil Seeds Producer and Marketing Cooperative Society Limited in Otwal Sub-county, Oyam district has appealed to the government to provide its farmers with maize seeds for planting this season.…
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News
Ngetta ZARDI kicks off planting
LIRA-Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute [ ZAR7DI ] in Lira City East Division, Lira City, one of the agencies implementing the government strategy of boosting food security and seed production…
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Agriculture
Minister Ngobi launches Shs 500mln model farm in Butebo district
BUTEBO – The State Minister for Trade and Cooperatives, Frederick Ngobi Gume has launched a Shs 500 million model farm in Kacuru Sub-county, Butebo district to help improve farming activities in the…
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Market Information
Uganda’s January 2023 exports jump 8.8 percent
KAMPALA – The value of Uganda’s exports in January 2023 rose by about 8.8 percent to US$ 404.46 million from US$ 371.81mln registered the previous month, mostly due to higher receipts for…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Apac maize farmers’ SACCO alerted of counterfeit seeds on market
APAC – Members of Abulomogo Maize Farmers’ SACCO have been cautioned to be cautious of counterfeit seeds supplied by unlicensed companies and distribution agents in the country. Abulomogo Maize Farmers’ SACCO, formerly…
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Cooperatives & Communities
New season: Alebtong cooperative farmers to get seeds for planting
ALEBTONG – At least 100 farmers under Abukamola Onote Joint Cooperative Society in Omoro Sub-county in Alebtong district are to receive sunflower, soybean, and maize seeds for planting this season from Alito…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masaka: Nabbanja warns govt officials, politicians not to frustrate PDM
MASAKA -The Prime Minister of Uganda, Robinah Nabbanja has warned government officials and politicians in Buganda region against frustrating the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM]. Speaking over the weekend during…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Musenero urges Butebo farmers to embrace PDM
BUTEBO – The Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Monica Musenero, has urged residents of Butebo district in eastern Uganda to embrace the Parish Development Model [PDM] in the fight against…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Serere coop farmers receive seeds as rains set in
SERERE– As the rains set in, farmers in Serere district have started receiving yellow maize seeds to plant in the first season of the year. Some of the farmers receiving the seeds…
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