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Northern
BoU injects Shs 800bln in agriculture
LIRA, October 21, 2023 – The Bank of Uganda [ BoU ] has so far disbursed Shs 800 billion to farmers in the country under the Agricultural Credit Facility [ACF] introduced by…
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Northern
LIRA: Locals vow to resist titling Aler hill
LIRA, October 3, 2023 – The local communities of Aler Parish in Ogur Sub-county in Lira district have vowed they will not allow Lira District Local Government to title Aler hill where…
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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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Cooperatives & Communities
Form Cooperatives to avoid exploitation, Kenyan envoy advises Lira farmers
LIRA, September 18, 2023 – Farmers in Lira district have been advised to form cooperatives so that they can have strong bargaining power when negotiating prices for their produce. The advice was…
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Northern
Apac farmers acquire micro-irrigation scheme
APAC, September 15, 2023 -As part of efforts towards improving agricultural productivity government has commissioned a micro-scale irrigation demonstration site to serve members of Ayara Farmers’ Group in Apac district. Speaking Tuesday…
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Northern
Lira farmers advised to practice intercropping
LIRA – The Woman Member of Parliament representing Lira district, Linda Agnes Auma has called upon farmers in the district to embrace intercropping, saying it key in ensuring food security. Intercropping is…
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National
UNMA releases rainfall outlook for August, warns of flash floods and malaria
KAMPALA – The Rainfall Outlook for August 2023 indicates that northern region, parts of eastern Uganda, and mid-western Uganda are expected to receive near-normal or slightly enhanced rainfall likely to cause flash…
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Agriculture
Agago macadamia farmers receive 30,000 seedlings
AGAGO– Government through the Ministry of Agriculture Animal husbandry and Fisheries [MAAIF] committed it will distribute 30,000 macadamia seedlings to farmers in Agago district. Fred Bwino Kyakulaga, the Minister of State for…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Low rice production in Bunyoro blamed on sugar
KIKUUBE– Growing cane for sugar manufacturing is responsible for the current low rice production in Bunyoro Sub-region, according to researchers from Makerere University. Dr. Patrick Musinguzi, a principal investigator at Makerere University…
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International
Ukraine wheat will ease hunger in Ethiopia – WFP
UN-The World Food Programme [WFP] says 30,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat bought for its operations in Ethiopia is expected to arrive in neighbouring Djibouti next week. Claire Neville, the WFP’s spokesperson for…
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