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Minister Byamukama halts disbursement of PDM funds to beneficiaries
HOIMA– The State Minister for Works and Transport Fred Byamukama has halted the disbursement of funds under the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Hoima district over irregularities. Byamukama who was in the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Agro-processing facilities lie idle in Northern Uganda
GULU – At least 70 percent of the agro-processing facilities in Northern Uganda are reportedly lying idle affecting post-harvest management and the agricultural value chains. The national coordinator for Operation Wealth Creation…
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NAADs introduces cashew nuts growing in Lango sub region
LIRA – The National Agricultural Advisory Service [NAADs] has introduced the growing of cashew nuts in the Lango sub region. A total of 8,000 seedlings of the highly hard drought resistant tree…
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Government to scaleup fish farming, says Adoa – Fisheries Minister
GULU – The Ugandan government is on a mission to take fish farming to every part of the country including parts without water bodies, the State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa has…
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New Market Swells Demand For Mangoes in Gulu
GULU – Farmers in the northern district of Gulu District are happy about a new market at Gulu University Faculty of Agriculture that has swelled demand for mangoes. The university’s faculty of…
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Nwoya Farmers Turn To Cashew Nut Growing
NWOYA –Slumping crop prices have shifted farming in the northern district of Nwoya to the high-priced cashew nut. The district recently received 5,714 cashew nut seedlings from the government’s Operation Wealth Creation…
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Local Govt PS urges LCs to embrace SACCOs
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government, Ben Kumumanya, has challenged LC I and LC II Chairpersons in the Bunyoro sub-region to join Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) to improve their…
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Form SACCOs if you want to grow, Minister tips women VSLAs
Women’s Village Saving and Loans Associations (VSLAs) in Hoima district have been challenged to turn their associations into Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) as one way to promote economic growth and…
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UCDA cracks down on immature coffee trade
The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has declared war against traders engaged in buying immature coffee from farmers. UCDA’s regional extension officer for Rwenzori region, Emmanuel Tumwizere, said picking immature coffee berries…
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