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Africa
Africa50 invests over US$ 6.6bln in infrastructure in six years
ABIDJANI – In just six years of operation, Africa50 has invested more than US$ 6.6 billion in critical infrastructure, African Development Bank [AfDB] President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina said Monday during the Africa50…
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East Africa
Ugandan traders petition gov’t as Tanzania bans rice and maize exports
MASAKA – Traders under Kampala Rice Traders Association have urged government through the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives [MTIC] to intervene in a matter where authorities in Tanzania have impounded Ugandan…
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Agriculture
MAK conducts research to move rice farmers from wetlands
KIKUUBE– Makerere University researchers have established a research project in the Bunyoro Sub-region aimed at stopping farmers from growing rice in wetlands and river banks. Dr. Patrick Musinguzi, the principal investigator of…
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Agriculture
Oyam farmers call for help as rats invade rice fields
OYAM – Rice farmers in Oyam district under Tochi Irrigation Scheme have asked the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Industry [MAAIF] to help eradicate rats which they say have destroyed the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
AMURU: Women’s cooperative gets over Shs 300mln rice huller
AMURU– Members of Elegu Women Cross Border Traders’ Cooperative in Amuru district now expects to earn more income following the installation of the rice huller worth Shs 333 million. A rice huller or rice husker is…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira rice farmers push planting to June as floods submerge fields
LIRA – A number of farmers under Itek Okile Rice Growers’ Multipurpose Cooperative Society [IORGMCS] in Itek Subcounty, Lira district say they will now plant in June after recent floods submerged rice…
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International
Bardoli Janata Cooperative celebrates Millet Day
NEW DELHI– Bardoli Janata Co-operative Credit Society in India recently held a Millets festival in which local villagers and members took part in celebrating 2023 as the International Year of Millets. Inaugurating…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Butaleja rice farmers ask govt to subsidise prices of machinery
BUTALEJA – Rice farmers under Doho Irrigation Farmers’ Cooperative Society [DIFACOS] in Butaleja district have appealed to government to subsidise prices of agricultural machinery, saying it will help them to boost production.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Butaleja rice farmers urged to join SACCOs
BUTALEJA – Rice farmers in Butaleja district have been urged to join Savings and Credit Cooperatives Organisations [SACCOs] if they are to improve their household incomes. The manager Doho Farmers’ SACCO in…
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Agriculture
Govt invests Shs 600mln in Katakwi rice processing facility
KATAKWI – Smallholder farmers in Katakwi district in eastern Uganda will no longer have to trek long distances in search of processing mills, as government has provided Shs 600 million for the…
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