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Gulu farmers get skilled in onion production
GULU CITY, November 18, 2025 — Several farmers in Gulu district stand to reap big from growing onions, having been equipped with vital skills for growing the high-value horticultural crop that has…
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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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Cooperative in Somalia revives after 22 years with focus on markets
MOGADISHU, June 24, 2025 — Qabri-bahar Cooperative in Somalia collapsed due to war and 300 households who had invested in it lost all their investments. Now 22 years later, the cooperative has…
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Nabbanja unveils 4-Acre Model farm in Kakumiro district
KAKUMIRO, June 23, 2025 –– President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday commissioned a model and skilling farm in Kakumiro district, owned by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja. The farm was established with technical support…
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Bugisu farmers advised to embrace organic farming for improved yields
BULAMBULI, November 12, 2024 — Feed the Future Uganda, a non-governmental organisation operating in Uganda, has urged farmers in the Bugisu Subregion to adopt the use of organic fertilisers/manure on their farms…
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Kabarole PDM SACCO members protest delayed release of funds
KABAROLE, October 3, 2024 – Members of the Nyantaboma Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative [Nyantaboma PDM SACCO] in Harugongo Subcounty, Kabarole District, have staged a protest over the delayed release…
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Agriculture: Nabbanja urges Masindi residents to embrace Museveni’s four-acre model
MASINDI, May 20, 2024 – Uganda’s Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja has challenged residents of Masindi district to embrace high-value crops which require small pieces of land to be cultivated. Nabbanja noted that…
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Govt hands over Tochi Irrigation Scheme to Oyam farmers
OYAM, September 11, 2023 – The Ministry of Water and Environment has handed over Tochi Irrigation scheme in Acaba Sub-county in Oyam district to farmers under Tochi Irrigation Cooperative Society to enhance…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi women groups undergo training in growing organic vegetables
MASINDI – Over 100 women under different groups in Masindi Municipality have undergone training in different organic methods of growing vegetables. With the training, the women be able to grow green vegetables…
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Agriculture
3,000 farmers to benefit from Shs 15bln irrigation project in Pakwach
PAKWACH –Pakwach district has registered about 3,000 farmers as beneficiaries of the pilot phase of Wadelai irrigation scheme established to boost commercial agriculture in the district. The Shs15 billion irrigation scheme in…
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