Sunflower
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Agriculture
Adjumani sunflower growers suffer losses as prices drop
ADJUMANI: More than 500 sunflower farmers in Adjumani district under the Development Initiative for Northern Uganda [DINU] piloting the growing of oil seed crops want government to intervene in the sunflower market,…
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News
Paicho Primary School fights absenteeism with food
GULU-By growing its own food, Paicho Primary School in Gulu district hopes to reduce absenteeism and improve its performance in Primary Leaving Examinations [PLE]. Bosco Odokonyero, the head teacher of the government-aided…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira pig cooperative in need of money for slaughterhouse
Oniangaber Pig Farmers Cooperative in Lira city have appealed to government and other stakeholders to help them build a modern slaughterhouse so that they are able to market their products better. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Farmers, oil millers urge gov’t to set prices of commodities
LIRA-Oil millers, manufacturers, and farmers producing sunflower and soybean in the Lango Sub-region want government to regulate the prices of commodities in the country, saying it is the only way farmers will…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amuru farmers’ cooperative, MAAIF agree to implement seed oil project
AMURU-Farmers under Kilak Farmers’ Cooperative Society have agreed in principle with the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] to implement the National Seed Oil Project in Amuru district. In 2019,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gov’t offers seeds to cooperatives in Lango and Acholi regions
LIRA – Government has given sunflower and soybeans seeds on a loan basis to 22 farmer cooperatives and 48 large-scale farmers in Lango and Acholi sub-regions. According to Dr. Charles Aben who…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Northern Uganda farmers ask gov’t for storage facilities
LIRA-Cooperative farmers in the Lango and Acholi sub-regions have urged government to construct storage facilities to enable them to maintain the quality of their harvests. They said the production has gone up…
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International
Ukraine wheat will ease hunger in Ethiopia – WFP
UN-The World Food Programme [WFP] says 30,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat bought for its operations in Ethiopia is expected to arrive in neighbouring Djibouti next week. Claire Neville, the WFP’s spokesperson for…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MSC advises Emyooga groups to build culture of saving
LIRA– The Uganda Microfinance Support Centre [MSC] has called upon Emyooga groups in Lango and Acholi sub-regions to develop a culture of saving and paying back their loans. According to Mable Nabadda,…
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News
Gulu farmers receive over 41000 fish fingerlings
GULU– Fish farmers in Gulu city and Gulu district have received over 41800 fish fingerlings worth over Shs 14 million from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal husbandry and Fisheries [MAAIF] and Gulu…
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