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Forests face increasing climate-related stress amid growing demand for their products, FAO report warns
ROME, July 29, 2024 – Climate change is increasing the susceptibility of the world’s forests to stressors such as wildfires and pests, according to a new flagship publication by the Food and Agriculture…
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Kenyan Esther Kimani Awarded 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
ABIDJAN, July 11, 2024 – Esther Kimani, a 2022 YouthADAPT winner, received the prestigious 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation from the Royal Academy of Engineering recently in Nairobi, Kenya. YouthADAPT is…
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Kapelebyong RDC reaping big from watermelon production
KAPELEBYONG, June 18, 2024 – The Resident District Commissioner [RDC] of Kapelebyong, Tom Olinga Otukol is reaping big after a thoughtful plan to invest in watermelon production. In March 2024, Olinga decided…
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Orange vendors decry poor quality as they suffer losses
SOROTI, May 30, 2024 – Orange vendors in Soroti district say they are incurring losses due to the poor quality of oranges supplied by the local farmers. They say customers have shunned…
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Teso and Karamoja sub-regions expected to receive above-normal rainfall
TESO, March 6, 2024 – The latest rainfall outlook for March-May 2024, released by the Uganda National Metrological Authority [UNMA] shows that Central-eastern and North-eastern regions could receive above-normal rainfall this year…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira soybean farmers ask for enhanced seeds
LIRA, September 20, 2023 – Farmers under Nyekorac Community Farmers’ Cooperative Limited have asked the Soybean developers to produce improved seeds that can withstand climate change, saying this would save them from…
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Eastern
Project introduces plant clinics to help farmers in Karamoja fight crop pests and diseases
ENTEBBE – A joint effort, dubbed Plant Clinics, to fight crop pests and diseases in Karamoja Sub-region by extending quality extension services and information for early warning and anticipatory action to farmers…
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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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Bishop Olwa roots for cotton growing in Lango
LIRA-The Bishop of Lango Diocese, Rev. Prof. Alfred Olwa has directed all the archdeaconries in the sub-region to embark on cotton growing, saying the initiative will help the institution to earn an…
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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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