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Parliament finally passes Sugarcane Bill
KAMPALA, April 16, 2025 –– Parliament has passed the Sugarcane [Amendment] Bill, 2023 providing for self-regulation of the sugarcane industry by a stakeholder council. The Sugarcane [Amendment] Bill, 2023 was passed during…
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Gulu coffee farmers form cooperative society to tackle emerging challenges
GULU, April 8, 2025 – Coffee farmers in the Northern Uganda district of Gulu have established the Gulu Coffee Producers Cooperative Society Limited to tackle emerging market and agronomic challenges. Coffee growing,…
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UNBS and MAAIF join forces to ensure standards in PDM implementation
JINJA CITY, April 4, 2025 – The Uganda National Bureau of Standards [ UNBS ], in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], has launched a campaign to…
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Sugar cooperatives in India face grim season, but optimism grows for next year
NEW DELHI, March 19, 2025 — The 2024-25 sugar season in India has been marked by uncertainty, with fluctuating production estimates and significant setbacks in key sugar-producing states. Initial industry projections placed…
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Masindi sugarcane farmers oppose closure of weighbridges
MASINDI, February 25, 2025 –– The Ugandan government has closed sugarcane weighbridges in Masindi following allegations of poaching by some sugar millers in the district. The directive was issued days ago by…
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LoP advocates for fair sugarcane pricing
KAMPALA, November 29, 2024 – The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament [LoP] Joel Ssenyonyi has demanded that government intervene and regulate sugarcane prices in the country, saying that the current price…
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Brazil’s Landless Rural Workers’ Movement partners with China to use solar energy in cooperatives
BRASILIA, October 20, 2024 — João Pedro Stedile, leader of the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement [MST, in Portuguese], was in China to talk with institutions and companies that have already started partnerships…
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Masindi sugarcane growers give leaders another term of office
MASINDI, October 16, 2024 – Members of the Masindi District Sugarcane Outgrowers’ Association Limited [MASGAL] have re-elected their leadership following three years of effective service. The re-elected leaders include Robert Atugonza as…
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Think tank calls for farmers’ contributary social security schemes
KAMPALA, October 15, 2024 – The government should facilitate the formation of farmer-focused contributory social security schemes to help farmers save for unforeseeable shocks. Dr. Brian Sserunjogi, a research fellow at Economic…
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Museveni, Among clash over 4-acre model in Northern Uganda
GULU CITY, August 30, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has sharply criticised the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, for challenging the relevance of the 4-acre model he has been advocating nationwide. Among…
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