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Politics
Masindi councillors, mayor disagree over ban on cane trucks in centre of town
MASINDI, September 3, 2026 — Masindi Municipal councillors have opposed a directive by Mayor Rogers Amanyire banning trucks loaded with sugarcane from passing through the central business district [CBD] of the town.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coop farmers excited as NARO introduces new climate-smart agriculture technology
KIKUUBE, August 30, 2026 — Farmers in Kikuube District have a reason to smile after the National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO], in partnership with a Japanese biotechnology firm, launched a campaign to…
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Police hand over confiscated cane weighbridges as Bunyoro leaders back anti-theft reforms
MASINDI, June 8, 2026 — Four weighbridges previously operating in Bunyoro’s sugarcane-growing areas have been returned to Victoria Sugar Limited and relocated to the company’s factory in Luwero district, a move that…
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Bunyoro, Tooro cane farmers outraged by proposed excise duty hike
HOIMA CITY, April 21, 2026 — Sugarcane farmers in the Bunyoro and Tooro sub-regions, united under the Bunyoro Tooro Sugarcane Farmers Association [BUTOS], have expressed strong disapproval over government’s proposal to increase…
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Sugarcane farmers commend Museveni for eliminating 5 percent trash deduction
HOIMA CITY, February 17, 2026 — Sugarcane farmers from the Bunyoro and Tooro sub-regions, under their umbrella body, the Bunyoro Tooro Sugarcane Farmers Association [BUTOS], have lauded President Yoweri Museveni for compelling…
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Politics: Gov’t sets Shs 125,000 minimum cane price to protect Busoga farmers
KAMPALA, December 24, 2025 — Government has intervened in the sugarcane sector, directing millers to pay a minimum of Shs125,000 per tonne following complaints from out-growers over persistently low prices offered by…
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Minister Barugahara attracts mixed reactions on X after decrying low cane prices in Busoga
KAMPALA, December 18, 2025 — The State Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, has attracted mixed reactions on social media platform X [formally Twitter], after expressing concern over the…
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Bunyoro cane farmers lift supply ban on local sugar company
HOIMA, December 3, 2025 — Sugarcane farmers in Hoima and Kikuube districts in Bunyoro Subregion have lifted their ban on supplying cane to Hoima Sugar Limited. The suspension had been imposed in…
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Report warns of deepening strain in Kenya’s sugar sector
NAIROBI, November 27, 2025 — Kenya’s sugar industry is facing mounting pressure as premature cane harvesting, weakened yields, and disruptive policy shifts threaten to pull national production sharply lower, according to a…
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Centenary Bank collaborates to empower sugarcane farmers with financial literacy
MASINDI, September 11, 2025 — In a bid to help Masindi’s sugarcane farmers maximise their potential, Centenary Bank, in partnership with the Masindi Sugarcane Out Growers Association Limited [MASGAL], has launched a…
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