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National
Govt hands over Tochi Irrigation Scheme to Oyam farmers
OYAM, September 11, 2023 – The Ministry of Water and Environment has handed over Tochi Irrigation scheme in Acaba Sub-county in Oyam district to farmers under Tochi Irrigation Cooperative Society to enhance…
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Western
Entice youth to embrace commercial agriculture, farmers’ organisations urged
HOIMA – Farmers’ organisations operating in the Bunyoro Sub-region have been urged to mobilise and encourage the youth in the area to embrace commercial agriculture. Innocent Aliguma, the community development officer for Kyabigambire…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Alebtong VSLAs get Shs 60mln soft loan from Islamic Development Bank
ALEBTONG – Islamic Development Bank has given a Shs 60 million soft loan to four village savings and loans associations [VSLAs] in Alebtong district. The money was provided through Local Economic Growth…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi women groups undergo training in growing organic vegetables
MASINDI – Over 100 women under different groups in Masindi Municipality have undergone training in different organic methods of growing vegetables. With the training, the women be able to grow green vegetables…
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Agriculture
Minister Ngobi launches Shs 500mln model farm in Butebo district
BUTEBO – The State Minister for Trade and Cooperatives, Frederick Ngobi Gume has launched a Shs 500 million model farm in Kacuru Sub-county, Butebo district to help improve farming activities in the…
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Agriculture
3,000 farmers to benefit from Shs 15bln irrigation project in Pakwach
PAKWACH –Pakwach district has registered about 3,000 farmers as beneficiaries of the pilot phase of Wadelai irrigation scheme established to boost commercial agriculture in the district. The Shs15 billion irrigation scheme in…
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News
Mbale MP uses own money to construct local road
MBALE– The Mbale Northern City Division Member of Parliament, Seth Wambede Kizangi days ago launched the construction of Lwaso road to ease transportation in the area. The road works are expected to…
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Environment
Wetland encroachers urged to embrace poverty alleviation programmes
GULU– People living in gazetted wetland areas in Gulu City have been asked to embrace government programmes aimed at fighting poverty and protecting the environment at the same time. Recently, the National…
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News
“Imported” tomatoes cost West Nile Shs 15bln annually -report
ADJUMANI: Many of the tomatoes consumed in the West Nile region are procured from other regions in the country as farmers there have shunned the growing of the juicy sweet vegetables. According to…
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East Africa
Returned South Sudanese refugees break ground at farm cooperative
JUBA-Working with a purpose, returned South Sudanese refugees hope to grow crops at sufficient scale to lift themselves and their community out of a hand-to-mouth existence of grinding poverty in one of…
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