vegetation
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Agriculture
Farmers in fear as FAW ravages maize farms in Amuru
AMURU – Farmers in Lakang and Layima sub-counties, Amuru district are afraid of suffering losses following the invasion of maize farms by the deadly Fall armyworm [ FAW ]. According to agriculturalists,…
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Environment
Eight arrested over wetland degradation in Kumi
KUMI-Authorities in Kumi district have arrested eight people over continued encroachment on Oladoto Wetland. During an operation on Friday, the district security team discovered that the suspects had established gardens in the wetland…
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Environment
Police halt sand mining in Masaka wetland
MASAKA– Environment police in Masaka have stopped activities of sand mining, following the destruction of 20 acres of a wetland at Kasanje-Nakigga village in Bukakata Sub-county, Masaka district. Kasanje-Nakigga wetland stretches from…
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Environment
Trade in endangered tree species goes on in Acholi despite ban
Although the government in 2017 put a ban on trading in the endangered Shea-nut and Africana Afzelia tree species in Acholi Sub-region and Adjumani district, dealers still have not given up on…
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