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Cooperatives & Communities
Kinyara Sugar limited, farmers lose more than 3000 acres of cane to fire
MASINDI – Kinyara Sugar Limited and the sugarcane out-growers in Masindi district have lost more than 3000 acres of sugarcane plantation to fires since December last year, says Mathivanan Masilamani, the Agriculture…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Hoima Sugar Company Limited Accused Of Grabbing Farmers’ Land
KIKUUBE – Residents of Rwekobe and Rwembaho villages in Kabwoya Sub-County, Kikuube district have accused Hoima Sugar Company Limited (HSCL), an Indian owned company for grabbing their land for sugarcane growing. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers Launch Push To Save Bugoma Forest
KIKUUBE – The continued destruction of Bugoma Forest Reserve by Hoima Sugar Limited has stirred a heave of anger among farmers in the western district of Kikuube. Angry local communities recently launched…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Fire Razes 40 Acres Of Cane In Masindi
MASINDI –The 40 acres of sugarcane razed by fire is a huge jolt to farmers on Kihonda farm in Labongo Sub County, Masindi District. Speaking to theCooperator, the farmers said the fire…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi Sugarcane Farmers Elect New Board
MASINDI – Masindi Sugarcane Farmers Association Limited (MASGAL) has a new board elected on June 2. Robert Atugonza, a former board chairperson bounced back unopposed to replace Cosmas Byaruhanga, who is also…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sugarcane Out-growers Plant Cashew Nuts
AMURU – Sugarcane out-growers in the northern district of Amuru have broken with tradition – they have added cashew nuts to their outgrowing enterprise. Atiak Sugarcane out-growers Cooperative Society Limited has grown…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sugarcane Outgrowers Crying Foul
KIKUUBE – Complaints over mistreatment and missed payments are sparking friction between sugarcane outgrowers and their employer, Hoima Sugar Limited in the western districts of Kikuube and Hoima. Francis Isingoma alias Max…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi sugarcane farmers grapple with recurrent fires
Sugarcane farmers in Masindi district have expressed concern over a recent spate of fire incidents that have destroyed sugarcane plantations and left the affected farmers counting losses. Justice Twinowaitu, a resident of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
4,500 sugarcane out growers in Amuru suspend planting due to floods
Atiak Sugarcane Plantation Out growers Cooperative Society has suspended planting of sugarcane on 2,000 acres of land due to persistent rain and resultant floods. Santa Joyce Laker, the Chairperson of the Cooperative…
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Masindi sugarcane farmers divided over new cane price
Three board members of Masindi Sugarcane Growers’ Association Ltd (MASGAL) have resigned from their positions citing what they termed “false accusations” levelled against them by the association’s Chairperson, Cosmas Byaruhanga. The three…
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