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Cooperatives & Communities
Ntungamo pineapple farmers cry out to gov’t as factory stops operations
NTUNGAMO-Farmers who embraced commercial pineapple growing in Itojo Sub-county and Nyamukana town council in Ntungamo are now crying to the government to help them find buyers after a local juice-processing factory failed…
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Cooperatives & Communities
TUI Legacy Awards revitalise hopes of youth in Kiryandongo district
KIRYANDONGO – Over 120 youth under Kigya United Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Kiryandongo district are excited that their investment in quality seeds has produced positive results and are hoping to grow their…
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News
Uganda’s coffee exports plummet 29 percent in August due to drought
KAMPALA– Uganda’s coffee sub-sector regulator, Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] reported that the country’s coffee exports fell 28.5 percent year-on-year in August due to a drought that damaged crops in some regions…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Tooro dairy cooperative gets Shs 1bln machine for value addition
FORT PORTAL – Tooro Dairy Cooperative Society Limited has received an ultra-high temperature [UHT] machine worth about Shs1 billion, under Operation Wealth Creation [OWC] for value addition. The cooperative society’s manager, Micheal…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Climate change: Coffee farmers tipped on agroforestry
AMURU-Coffee farmers in Amuru district have been tipped to engage in agroforestry to avert the impacts of climate change on their farms. According to reports obtained from the agricultural office, the district…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kitgum cotton farmers worried as seeds fail to germinate
KITGUM-Cotton growers in Kitgum district are worried about growing the crop again after some of the seeds planted failed to germinate in the first season of planting. Last season farmers registered only…
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East Africa
Fish farmers concerned over decline in production
KIGALI-The fishing community around Lake Kivu in Rwanda is reporting a sharp decline in sardine fish production for the last three years, reports The New Times. According to Jean-Bosco Sibomana, the coordinator…
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News
Hunger in Otuke: Leaders to collect 25,000kg of relief food
OTUKE-Leaders of Otuke district are to mobilise relief food and planting materials to be distributed to poor households after two people in Okwongo Town council reportedly died due to hunger that has…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Acholi cooperative farmers to sell maize under new model
KITGUM-At least 35 farmer cooperatives under East Acholi Cooperative Union [EACU] are to benefit from the new arrangement [ model ] of buying maize introduced by a private company. Known as ‘Maize-cob…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kitgum farmers urged to return to gardens after suffering losses
KITGUM– Famers under East Acholi Cooperative Union [WACU] in Kitgum district have been advised to prepare for the second season after their crop gardens were hit by an unexpected drought in the…
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