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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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Agriculture
Nebbi cotton farmers concerned as heavy rains hit gardens
NEBBI- Cotton farmers in Nebbi district are concerned about the bad weather which they say has affected both the quality and quantity of yields this year. Cotton is one of the traditional…
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Cooperatives & Communities
NARO develops new cassava varieties
LIRA-The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has developed two new cassava varieties that are resistant to drought and disease. The varieties [NAROCAS 1 and NAROCAS 2], according to the director of Ngetta…
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Agriculture
Katakwi tomato farmers incur losses as Fusarium wilt attacks gardens
KATAKWI – Tomato farmers in Katakwi district are counting losses following the outbreak of Fusarium wilt disease that is ravaging their tomato gardens. The farmers have been used to good years but…
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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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Cooperatives & Communities
Pesticides killing our bees, Rubirizi farmers cry out for help
RUBIRIZI – Apiary farmers in Rubirizi district are worried that they could soon lose their business as bees are being killed by the pesticides used on the farms to prevent diseases and…
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Agriculture
Prominent Nebbi grapes farmer suffers loss due to prolonged dry spell
NEBBI-Oswald Onencan Mugumba a grapes farmer in Mbaro East village in Nyaravur-Angal town council, Nebbi district was expecting to reap big from his grapes orchard, but due to prolonged dry spells, actual…
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News
Govt to boost surveillance as pests and diseases show resistance
KAMPALA – The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] plans to bolster control and surveillance strategies to counter the marked resistance of pests and diseases in crop farms across the…
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