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Cooperatives & Communities
Alebtong district boss calls for more funding of PDM
ALEBTONG, February 5, 2024 – The Alebtong district LCV Chairman, David Kennedy Odongo has appealed to government to allocate more funds to the Parish Development Model [PDM], saying it will boost agricultural…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Oil seed farmers in Kwania clustered to boost production
KWANIA, January 25, 2024 – Over 1000 oil seed farmers in Kwania North Constituency in Kwania district have been enrolled into one cluster in a bid to boost oil seed production. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Low prices of sunflower frustrate farmers
KWANIA, November 6, 29023 – Members of Abapiri Oil Seed Cooperative Society in Abapiri parish, Chawente Sub-county in Kwania district are frustrated because of the low prices being offered for their sunflower.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amuru farmers to plant over a million trees
AMURU, October 26, 2023 – Farmers in Amuru district under the umbrella of Kilak Farmers Cooperative Society have entered into a partnership with Kijani Forestry to plant trees in the district. Kijani…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kole cooperative in dire need of modern mill for value addition
KOLE – Alito Joint Farmers’ Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in Kole district badly needs a new oil grinding mill after the old one they were using broke down. According to John Christopher…
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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
Lira cooperative promoting production of oil seeds
LIRA – The Erute North County Oil Seed Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Lira district has pledged to continue promoting the production and multiplication of oil seeds as well as value addition.…
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Agriculture
Bunyoro farmers irked as fake agro-inputs flood market
HOIMA – As the second planting season of the year kicks in, farmers in Bunyoro Sub-region have appealed to the government to intervene and get rid of the fake agro-inputs on the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gov’t to support cooperatives with processing facilities
LIRA – The government has a medium-term plan to support cooperative societies in Lango and Acholi sub-regions with processing facilities, Dr. Charles Aben, a top official at the National Agricultural Advisory Services…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gov’t buys Shs 759mln sunflower seeds for farmers’ cooperatives in Lango
LIRA – Government through the National Agricultural Advisory Services Secretariat [NAADS] has bought 10,119 kilogrammes of sunflower seeds worth about Shs 759 million for farmers in the selected cooperative societies in Lango…
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