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Agriculture
Western Uganda: Vanilla farmers decry falling prices, seek gov’t intervention
MBARARA – Vanilla farmers in Ibanda, Rubirizi, Kasese and Bundibugyo districts are crying foil over the drastic fall of prices for the once highly valued export in the country. Fabius Mwesigye, a…
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Western
Rwenzori vanilla farmers decry low prices
NTOROKO – Due to the low prices being offered by buyers, vanilla farmers in Ntoroko district and Rwenzori Sub-region at large have threatened to abandon the crop and go for other high-value…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kikuube dairy farmers decry low milk prices
KIKUUBO – Dairy farmers in Kikuube district are concerned over the continuous decline of milk prices, saying the enterprise is no longer profitable. Charles Rwobushesi, a dairy farmer in Kyarushesha village in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
We owe coffee farmers Shs 6bln, says BCU
KAMPALA – Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU] owes Arabica coffee farmers Shs 6 billion, according to the latest press release circulated by management to media houses. This follows yesterday’s reports in one of…
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Africa
Africa coffee exports plummet 7.2 percent
KAMPALA – Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa decreased by 7.2 percent to 1.14 million bags in May 2023 from 1.23mln bags in May 2022, says International Coffee Organisation [ICO]…
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Agriculture
Farmers train in financial literacy as harvesting season sets in
NGORA – Farmers in Ngora district have been trained in financial literacy as the harvesting season across the country draws closer. About 20 groups comprising 30 members each, benefited from the training…
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News
Prices of foodstuffs rise in Kikuube district
KIKUUBE – Residents of Kikuube district are grappling with high prices of beans and posho arising from the low supply of the foodstuffs. Bosco Sebazungu, a resident of Waraganza trading center in…
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East Africa
Kenyan farmers join Co-op Bank’s online marketplace
NAIROBI – The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has enlisted so far 400,000 farmers on its online marketplace dubbed Co-op Bank Soko, which brings together agricultural sector players to help producers get better…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Adjumani farmers decry low prices of soybeans, urged to form cooperatives
ADJUMANI -More than 100 farmer groups and individual farmers in Adjumani district are stuck with close to 50 tons of soybeans due to the low prices being offered by the middlemen. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Serere fish farmers ask for feed processing plant
SERERE– Serere District Fish farmers Association [SEDFFA] has asked government to support them with a fish feed processing facility, saying the current prices of fish feeds are high for them to afford.…
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