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Africa
AfDB launches research project on grain quality grading and certification in Ghana
ACCRA, November 30, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has launched a three-year research and outreach initiative in Ghana to enhance the cereal value chain development in the country. The Grain…
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Western
Roads worth Shs 14bln to connect Kiryandongo residents to markets, others
KIRYANDONGO, November 13, 2023 – Residents and the leaders of Kiryandongo district are excited after the engineering department completed the construction of roads worth Shs 14 billion under the Uganda Support to…
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Eastern
Major bridge develops cracks as heavy rains pound Namisindwa district
NAMISINDWA, November 13, 2023 – A major bridge in Namisindwa district has developed cracks following heavy rains that have been pounding Bugisu Sub-region. The Nakhaya bridge in Buwatuwa Sub-county in Namisindwa is vital…
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Cooperatives & Communities
AfDB supports small horticultural businesses in TZ with US$ 2.5mln grant
DODOMA, October 23, 2013 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved a U$ 2.5 million grant to prop some 10,000 small horticultural businesses in Tanzania. According…
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Western
Cattle markets reopen in Kazo district after containment of FMD
MBARARA – After spending almost three months battling foot and mouth disease [ FMD], Kazo district has officially re-opened all cattle markets in the district. According to the district production officer, John…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Tanzania: Warehouse receipts to support market competition for farmers’ crops
DODOMA – Tanzania’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Industry, and Trade, Exaud Kigahe, has called on every stakeholder involved in the use and management of the Warehouse Receipts System to fulfill their responsibilities…
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Development
Bad road irks Hoima farmers
HOIMA– Farmers in Kibugumbya parish in Kyabigambire Sub-county in Hoima district Hoima have attributed the poor state of a popular road to their leaders, saying they have not acted despite several complaints.…
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Development
Kikuube farmers decry poor state of roads
KIKUUBE – Farmers in Bugambe Sub-county in Kikuube district have expressed concern over the deteriorating state of roads in the area. The farmers said that deep potholes have developed on the roads,…
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International
Forum explores cooperatives and clustering small farmers and fishers for integration in global value chain
MANILA-The Philippine government’s Department of Agriculture [DA] and the French government’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, along with the Bureau of Exportation and International Partnership, days ago organised the 2nd Philippines-France…
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News
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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