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Loss of crop diversity threatens Africa’s food sovereignty – FAO
KAMPALA, December 1, 2025 — The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO] has sounded the alarm over the rapid loss of Africa’s crop diversity. Yurdi Yasmi, Director of Plant…
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Farmers urged to preserve indigenous seeds as seed bank launched in Serere
SERERE, October 30, 2025 — The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum Uganda [ESAFF Uganda] has established a community seed bank at Alilimo village in Kyere Town Council, Serere district.…
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Farmers call for financial support to acquire irrigation equipment and boost production
KIKUUBE, October 17, 2025 — In a bid to increase agricultural production, rice, and millet farmers in Kikuube and Hoima districts are appealing for financial support from government and development partners to…
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Busitema University and EAGC empower Teso farmers through agribusiness trade expo
SOROTI CITY, September 3, 2025 – Busitema University, in partnership with the Eastern Africa Grain Council [EAGC], has held a successful agribusiness trade expo aimed at empowering farmers in the Teso Subregion…
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Teso: Officials decry shortage of agricultural extension workers
SOROTI, July 31, 2025 – – A shortage of agricultural extension workers in some parts of Teso Sub-region is hindering farmers’ access to vital market information and support, concerned officials have warned.…
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Alebtong RDC urges farmers to embrace coffee growing
ALEBTONG, 22 July 2025 — The Resident District Commissioner [RDC] of Alebtong, Geoffrey Okiswa, has called on local farmers to embrace coffee cultivation, describing it as a key government initiative aimed at…
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Kotido PDM beneficiaries struggling after misusing funds
KOTIDO, July 7, 2025 — The Parish Development Model [PDM] programme in Kotido district is facing major setbacks, with several beneficiaries struggling to sustain their businesses despite receiving government funding intended to…
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Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom appeals for tractors to boost agricultural mechanisation
HOIMA, June 16, 2025 – The Prime Minister of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, Andrew Byakutaga, has appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to support the Kingdom with agricultural mechanisation, particularly the provision of tractors, to…
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NaSARRI launches Uganda’s first-ever Foxtail millet varieties
WAKISO, April 29, 2025 – In a groundbreaking development in the first against widespread food and nutritional insecurity, the National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute [NaSARRI] has officially released the country’s first-ever Foxtail…
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Denmark donates solar-powered irrigation facility to Buganda Kingdom
SEMBABULE, February 24, 2025 – The Danish Government, through the DANIDA Green Business Partnership Programme, has constructed a solar-powered irrigation facility to help smallholder farmers in Buganda Kingdom to mitigate the effects…
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