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Cooperatives & Communities
Butaleja rice farmers ask govt to subsidise prices of machinery
BUTALEJA – Rice farmers under Doho Irrigation Farmers’ Cooperative Society [DIFACOS] in Butaleja district have appealed to government to subsidise prices of agricultural machinery, saying it will help them to boost production.…
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Agriculture
MP Ariko warns against restrictions on use of tractors
SOROTI– Soroti City East Member of Parliament, Edmund Herbert Ariko has warned leaders against restricting farmers from accessing tractors meant for agricultural mechanisation. “Please do not restrict who is to use the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kilak farmers’ cooperative secures seven tractors
KILAK-Kilak Farmers’ Cooperative Society has received seven tractors ahead of the new planting season, with members saying they will now be able to open more land for production. The tractors were acquired…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt gives Bunyoro SACCO tractors
MASINDI-Government through the Ministry of Agriculture Animal industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has given three tractors to Abafumambogo Clan SACCO in Bunyoro Sub-region to boost agricultural mechanisation. The handover of the tractors last…
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Agriculture
Govt donates 13 tractors to farmers in Bunyoro
KAKUMKIRO-Farmers in Bunyoro Sub-region have a reason to smile after they received 13 tractors from the government to engage in commercial agriculture. The 13 tractors are part of the mechanisation machinery, which…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Soroti Diocese to establish youth SACCO
SOROTI-The diocesan secretary Soroti Diocese, Rev.Samuel Ediau, has said the diocese is in advanced plans to establish a youth SACCO, having received seed capital of Shs 10 million from Vice President Jessica…
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Agriculture
UPDF goes for commercial maize production in fight against food insecurity
KIKUUBE-The Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF] has joined efforts of ensuring food security in the country by launching commercial production of maize, soybeans, and sorghum The UPDF Spokesperson, Brig Gen. Felix Kulayigye…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Itek Okile Co-op registers success after settling disputes
LIRA-Itek Okile Rice Growers Cooperative Society in Itek Sub-county, Lira district has registered success after settling a leadership row where some leaders and managers were accused of financial mismanagement. The cooperative has…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Agricultural investment: Teso youth ask for tractors at gathering
SOROTI – Thousands of youth from the 11 districts of Teso Sub-region have asked government to provide them with modern agricultural implements like tractors and others to help them increase agricultural output.…
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News
Amuru RDC suspends activities on disputed land
AMURU-Stephen Odong Latek, the Amuru Resident District Commissioner has suspended any activities on the contested 1,500 acres of land in Kidimon village, Lakang Sub-county, Amuru district. The suspension of the activities on…
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