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Agriculture
Nairobi University links with Lango farmers to boost cassava production
LIRA-The University of Nairobi in Kenya in partnership with the National Agricultural Organisation [NAIRO] is running a project to help farmers in the Lango Sub-region to increase cassava production. The project, ‘Strengthening…
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Agriculture
Lango farmers advised to buy quality seeds
LIRA-As they prepare for the new plating season, the assistant commissioner in charge of Seed Inspection and Certification in the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], Dr. Mary Teddy Asio,…
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Agriculture
Ngetta ZARDI realises poor farm yields
LIRA– Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute [ZARDI] in Lira City, one of the government agencies implementing the project for massive production in the country, has registered poor harvests in the…
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News
EU refurbishes testing lab, poultry hatchery worth Shs 340mln
LIRA-The European Union [EU] through Development Initiative for Northern Uganda [DINU] has renovated a dilapidated seed testing laboratory and poultry hatchery worth Shs 340 million at Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development…
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Agriculture
Partners introduce biological control to counter new mango mealybug pest
NTUNGAMO– The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO], the National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] and the International…
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Cooperatives & Communities
NARO official advises Kabarole tea farmers on value addition
KABAROLE: An official from the National Agricultural Research Organisation [ NARO ] has advised that tea farmers in Kabarole district and other parts of the country should add value to their agricultural…
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Cooperatives & Communities
NARO launches Shs 400mln cassava project in Lango districts
LIRA-The National Agricultural Research organisation [NARO] has launched a cassava production and productivity project worth Shs 400 million in some of the districts that form Lango Sub-region aimed at boosting farmers’ incomes.…
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Agriculture
NARO: Museveni’s directive on massive food production bearing fruit
SERERE – The National Agricultural Research Organisation [ NARO ] has started inspecting its projects to ascertain the progress of the recent government interventions on massive food and seed production aimed at…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masaka farmers call for disease and drought-resistant coffee varieties
MASAKA– Farmers in the Greater Masaka region have appealed to give them coffee varieties that are disease and drought-resistant, saying they are tired of making losses in every harvesting season. The farmers…
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Technology
Ugandan scientists develop anti-tick vaccine
WAKISO-Ugandan Scientists have discovered an effective anti-tick vaccine that is set to undergo trials soon. The vaccine developed by the National Livestock Research Institute [NaLIRRI] at Nakyesesa is ready for field trials.…
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