Maize
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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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Cooperatives & Communities
OTUKE: MP Omara launches disbursement of PDM cash
OTUKE – Otuke district has launched the disbursement of Shs 4.2 billion to the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] to enable them to engage in income generating activities. The Otuke…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Kwiycwiny urges PDM beneficiaries to embrace coffee growing
APAC – Grace Freedom Kwiycwiny, the Minister of State for Northern Uganda has urged beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Lango Sub-region to embrace coffee growing, saying it will help…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amoru Amoroto cooperative members to reap big from cassava processing
SOROTI – Farmers under Amoru Amoroto Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in Awaliwal Sub-county, Soroti district, expect to earn better incomes from processing raw cassava following the recent installation of milling machines. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Babalanda orders RDCs to arrest officials failing PDM
KAMPALA – The Minister for Presidency Milly Babalanda has directed all the resident district commissioners [RDCs] in the country to arrest all public servants sabotaging the implementation of the Parish Development Model…
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East Africa
Ugandan traders petition gov’t as Tanzania bans rice and maize exports
MASAKA – Traders under Kampala Rice Traders Association have urged government through the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives [MTIC] to intervene in a matter where authorities in Tanzania have impounded Ugandan…
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